The Faction

choice because they are allowed to “choose” one of five factions to join, however once they choose a faction they must stay and become accustomed to their new environment or face becoming factionless, a form of being kicked out of society. In both these books, this day is seen as “choosing day” that determines the fate or future of everyone, including the main characters. The focus of everyone being equal in Anthem appears in the Abnegation Faction in Divergent. The citizens in Anthem are taught…

whereby further division of the common occurs in "factions". As such, these “factions” are a means to keep the peace among the citizens. Each faction represents a virtue of character, the factions are Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intelligent), Abnegation (the selfless), and Candor (the honest). The movie series title "Divergent", refers to the film's main character, a person who possesses the cerebral qualities of all factions, rendering them immune to government…

equally strong man at the other and tell them to pull, who is going to win? This is how Washington saw the political factions that were developing in the states. Federalist; those for the new government vs. Anti Federalist; those who opposed the creation of a stronger u.s government. These were the forces that Washing saw as dangerous to the nation. Although he tried to prevent these factions, Washington and the other leaders of our country were forced to become part of it. In 1787 the amount…

In this dystopic society, there are five “factions” or groups that all citizens belong to, that work in unison, making varying contributions to society based on their prospective faction’s values. These factions are: Candor, Abnegation, Erudite, Amity, and Dauntless. Candor values honesty and justice, Abnegation values selflessness and a prominent sense of duty, Erudite values…

alternative to a Pure Democracy, an Extended Republic. Madison wanted to due away with the idea of a Pure Democracy because of the accepted idea that democracies inevitably dissolved because of factions. Factions commonly work against public interest and infringe on the rights of others. A common faction many officials worried about when creating a new governing document was the “various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed…

There have been debates on whether a greater amount of individuals are represented within the United States of America. James Madison believed that by balancing factions and powers, the people would be better represented. However, both Giles and Page argue that the United States is not pluralist, but elitist. Therefore, the people are not represented fairly as money has more influence within politics. Trueman also concludes that the influence of money has a negative impact on the government of…

writing Federalist 10. He discusses the problems with factions and their threat they posed to the new government, as well as the naturally ambitious nature of humans and how that can be used to control power. Lastly, Madison claims that pluralism and the ambition of people are the solution to factions. The Madisonian majority is the idea of small factions, groups of either minority or majority looking to bend public interests in their favor. These factions pose a threat to public good should…

Each faction on Divergent has a purpose in society. The Amity are farmers and councilors, Erudite are teachers, Abnegation run the government, Candor handle the law, and the Dauntless protect the citizens. Amity values peacefulness, Erudite value intelligence, Abnegations value selflessness, Candor value honesty, and Dauntless value bravery. I think these are good factions, but I think humor and happiness needs to be a faction. When somebody is down they need somebody to cheer them up and make…

Divergent society is based upon five factions: Abnegation, which values selflessness; Dauntless, the soldiers of the city; Erudite, the keepers of knowledge; Candor, the just; and Amity, which values kindness. Tris, the protagonist, suffers the consequences of her choice (the Dauntless faction) when she regrets straying from Abnegation; Dauntless pushes her to the limit and assesses her qualifications…

Beatrice is the main character, the protagonist, in Divergent. She is a 16-year-old girl, although she is from the Abnegation faction she appears to choose the faction "Dauntless" which is not common for the people in the Abnegation faction. She starts as a new person there and gives herself a new name, "Tris". Tris is the new version of herself, brave and fearless. Also, most importantly she is a Divergent which is dangerous for many reasons. Tobias Eaton "Four" - Tobias is also a transfer…