Divergent

2011 Roth, Veronica [Anne] (b. 1988). Divergent. New York: Katherine Tegen Books. Public

First volume of young adult dystopian trilogy presented initially as a flawed utopia. At sixteen each person must choose among the five factions (Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite) to which they will devote their lives. The novel focuses on a young woman’s choice and her struggles to fit in.  A companion volume that tells the story of two characters and is set before the first volume of the trilogy is Four: A Divergent Collection. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2014. An additional story is We Can Be Mended. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2018 was published as an ebook. The second volume, Insurgent. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2012, explores the personal loyalties and conflicts that develop as a result of the choices made in the first volume. In the third volume, Allegiant. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013, the dystopia is defeated, and, after many adventures, the people of the former dystopia and the people from outside it are brought together. A film of Divergent, directed by Neil Burger was released in 2014 with a screenplay with Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. A film of Insurgent, directed by Robert Schwentke (b. 1968) with a screenplay by Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman (b. 1962), and Mark Bomback (b. 1971) was released in 2015. A film of Allegiant, directed by Robert Schwentke (b. 1968) with a screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, and Bill Collage was released in 2017. Female author.