Faction before blood: a sociologial approach to Divergent by Veronica Roth
A society in the near future have citizens divide themselves into five "factions." Each faction upholds a particular value: selflessness, honesty, peace, courage and intelligence. From these five factions, a sixteen-year-old must choose, and choose she must do wisely, for there is no turning back. After choosing a faction, she has to face tests and challenges to become a full-fledged member of society.
Divergent (2011), Insurgent (2012) and Allegiant (2013) comprise the Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. The trilogy was reported by Publishers Weekly to have sold over 6.7 million copies in 2013. The first two books had both been adapted into motion pictures, …show more content…
They insist that the factions are more important than anything else, including family. Citizens are expected to follow and promulgate the ideals of their faction. What does this imply about the societal structure in the trilogy?
"Faction before blood," reflects their society's dependence on the faction system. They think they will not be able to function properly if the faction system was removed. This is clearly presented in the first part of the third book, Allegiant. Here the "factionless," those who belong to none of the five factions, plan to abolish the faction system. The other factions, however, disagree with this idea. They have been used to the system for as long as they can remember and to remove it was impossible.
A concrete example of this dependence is the 1987 Constitution. My high school teacher in economics said that it seems like Filipinos are too comfortable with the constitution as it is. In the United States of America, there have been twenty-seven amendments to their original seven-article Constitution which was written more than two centuries ago. In contrast, the Philippine 1987 Constitution remains as it
A society in the near future have citizens divide themselves into five "factions." Each faction upholds a particular value: selflessness, honesty, peace, courage and intelligence. From these five factions, a sixteen-year-old must choose, and choose she must do wisely, for there is no turning back. After choosing a faction, she has to face tests and challenges to become a full-fledged member of society.
Divergent (2011), Insurgent (2012) and Allegiant (2013) comprise the Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. The trilogy was reported by Publishers Weekly to have sold over 6.7 million copies in 2013. The first two books had both been adapted into motion pictures, …show more content…
They insist that the factions are more important than anything else, including family. Citizens are expected to follow and promulgate the ideals of their faction. What does this imply about the societal structure in the trilogy?
"Faction before blood," reflects their society's dependence on the faction system. They think they will not be able to function properly if the faction system was removed. This is clearly presented in the first part of the third book, Allegiant. Here the "factionless," those who belong to none of the five factions, plan to abolish the faction system. The other factions, however, disagree with this idea. They have been used to the system for as long as they can remember and to remove it was impossible.
A concrete example of this dependence is the 1987 Constitution. My high school teacher in economics said that it seems like Filipinos are too comfortable with the constitution as it is. In the United States of America, there have been twenty-seven amendments to their original seven-article Constitution which was written more than two centuries ago. In contrast, the Philippine 1987 Constitution remains as it