Nowadays, in many popular movies, characters play the roles of deviants. A deviant is a person that lives and acts differently from what is accepted by society. According to the Functionalist perspective, deviance helps understand society’s unacceptable behavior, and at the same time, it provides guidelines for behavior that aim to create social stability over time.
In the movie, ‘Divergent,’ Tori who later on changes her name to Tris, is a deviant in the story. Even though she was raised in the abnegation faction, she changes to Dauntless because that is what she truly feels she is. Here she acts against what the standards of society where for her. The dauntless faction only accepts strong, agile, and risk taker candidates; therefore, Tris
In the movie, ‘Divergent,’ Tori who later on changes her name to Tris, is a deviant in the story. Even though she was raised in the abnegation faction, she changes to Dauntless because that is what she truly feels she is. Here she acts against what the standards of society where for her. The dauntless faction only accepts strong, agile, and risk taker candidates; therefore, Tris