Coming to you from Reading Lark over the next week we have a series of spotlights focusing on Insurgent by Veronica Roth, the second book in the Divergent trilogy. You can catch up with Lark Jen’s review of Insurgent here.
Today we are featuring the Divergent; people who could fit into more than one faction.
Divergent
Characteristics of faction:
Receives a result on the aptitude test indicating an aptitude for more than one faction.
Most Divergents have two aptitudes.
Being a Divergent is regarded as being extremely dangerous and Divergents are encouraged never to tell anyone what they are.
Quote:
“... you display equal aptitude for Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. People who get this kind of result are..." She looks over her shoulder like she expects someone to appear behind her. " ...are called... Divergent."
People/Characters who could be Divergent:
Harry Potter (Dauntless, Abnegation)
Willow Rosenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Erudite, Candor and Amity)
Yelena Zaltana, Poison Study by Maria V Snyder (Dauntless, Abnegation)
Cole St. Clair, The Werewolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater (Dauntless, Erudite)
Who else do you think could be Divergent?
Why the Divergent are the best:
Candor provide many of the government officials, and let’s face it in today’s world there are far too many politicians who seem only too happy to stretch the truth... Who likes a liar, really?
Don’t forget Insurgent is released on May 1st!




