Divergent (Characters)

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Characters play a very important role in this trilogy, Divergent. As we know, it is a story based on a dystopia, in which society is divided into factions. These factions have different attitudes to life. The protagonists of this trilogy are Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton. They are Divergent, people who do not fit to any faction and who are condemned to death.


Beatrice Prior
Beatrice Prior was born in the Abnegation faction. However, she does not feel comfortable and changes to Dauntless. She represents the typical dystopian character. As she grows up, she realizes that this society does not represent herself and that it should change. She is always in a kind of fear state, as she does not understand her society’s organization and government. This idea of fear in the main character's personality is exaplained in the post on Dystopian Literature. She means the rebellion in this story, as she is the one, together with Tobias Eaton, who challenge the government and its laws.
Tobias Eaton 
Tobias Eaton, also known in the film as Four, is the Dauntless faction instructor. As I have mentioned, he is also a Divergent and he also represents the rebellion to their society. However, he is a different kind of defiant character. Until Beatrice appeared in his life, he had not been brave enough to rebel. He shows that he is very protective and, although at the beginning he seems to be very elusive, he finally opens up to Beatrice and fights with her.
Caleb Prior
There are more representative characters as Beatrice’s brother, Caleb Prior. He also plays a very important role dealing with a dystopian society. When he changes into Erudite faction, he begins to be very influenced by this faction. Erudition people are very important people in government, so he does not realize that his society is not as good and fair as it seems. Until his situation and his sister’s one are totally in danger, he is not able of realize about what is actually going on. Their parents and the members of the government, specially Jeanine Matthews (Erudition leader), are also very important characters. 

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  1. Andrea San José23 de mayo de 2019 a las 4:09


    Hy Silvia,

    As a lover of “The Divergent” saga, I give you my congratulations on this post. It is awesome!!! All the information you provide about the characters is very well explained and clear. Well done!!!

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    1. Silvia Mena23 de mayo de 2019 a las 4:11

      OH!! Thank you so much! If you need further information on the characters, please ask me and I'll send it to you. It is nice to know that we are a large community of fans!!

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