Her inconclusive test results (Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite) marked her as "Divergent," and the test administrator, Tori, warns her never to tell anyone. The explosive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers. ), That sentence is the only moment in the trilogy wherein time is actually mentioned in relation to a modern day concept (The United States government, and modern civilization as we know it). Perfect for gift givers, collectors, and fans new to the series, the box set includes: A specially designed slipcase Hardcover editions of Divergent, Insurgent, and Divergent … "[12] Booklist called the structure a "simplistic, color-coded world [that] stretches credibility on occasion. Erudite stirs dissent against the city's Abnegation leadership and accuses its leader, Marcus, of abusing his son. Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the main protagonist and narrator of the Divergent series. On Visiting Day, Tris's mother tells Tris to stay strong but not to bring too much attention to herself during training. So I'd say roughly the year 2300. It comes as a surprise to no one, but Lionsgate’s attempts to revive the Divergent series have officially died out.. I went much simpler - the alphabet: ^I'm replying because the post quoted is mine from the time I didn't have an account. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Tris is attacked by the mind-controlled Tobias. The critic Antero Garcia describes the thematic similarity between the dystopian novels as an interest in the "grasp of power between youth and adult authority" and compared the novel to Unwind by Neal Shusterman. "[20], Divergent has received mostly positive reviews. The Divergent series of books have been perennial New York Times best-sellers since 2011. Yet as soon as the first Divergent movie made money, Lionsgate/Summit announced that Allegiant, the final book in the trilogy, would be split into two, following the money-making template set by Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games. This could also, logically, have helped preserve the Farris Wheel and the other stuff. [13], Though the novel does not maintain an overtly-Christian thematic interest, some readers place the novel's themes within that context because of Roth's professed religiosity. The movie inspired by this book is in the process of being filmed and would be released in March 2014. And that it was a 'peaceful' time. Four: A Divergent Collection A companion volume to the worldwide bestselling Divergent series, told from the perspective of Tobias. Then we also have to keep in mind the remains scattered around … Upon further review, it also says on that page that "...peace and prosperity had reigned in this country for nearly a century"...aka, not a proper representation of what life is currently like in the United States. The Divergent Series: Allegiant hits theaters on March 18, while Ascendant, which begins filming this summer, opens on June 9, 2017. [3] Roth wrote the novel during her senior year winter break[4] and sold movie rights to the novel before she had graduated. Or too short, and that thing can stay for thousands of years? In particular, the novel explores the themes common to young adult fiction, such as adult authority and the transition from childhood to maturity, as well as such broader motifs as the place of violence and social structures within a post-apocalyptic society. I didn't get it myself either, I read it somewhere. The No. The Publishers Weekly review emphasized that stylistic choice, called it "edgy," and described the initiation rituals that Tris endures "as spellbinding as they are violent [requiring] sadistic tests of strength and courage. [38] Initially, Summit gave the film a budget of $40 million,[39] but Lionsgate later increased it to $80 million, which was finally changed to $85 million because of the success of The Hunger Games. ), we read the Divergent series. A relationship emerges between Tris and Four, and Tris is pummeled by Peter in a fight. [7], As in other children's and young adult fiction, the novel probes placement of authority and identity within the youths' relationship to parents and other social forces. The serum transforms the Dauntless into hypnotized soldiers to attack Abnegation. Four years later, she decided to pick up the novel from a different point of view. "[3], When describing her inspiration for the Dauntless training their initiates by exposing them to their fears, Roth, in an interview for the website "PopSugar," said that she was influenced by many sources, but the most important was her "Psych 101 my first year of college [where] I learned about exposure therapy, which is when they treat people with fear, like for anxiety. [32], Divergent won Favorite book of 2011 in the Goodreads Readers Choice Awards,[33][34] and won the senior category of the 2014 Young Reader's Choice Award. [29] The novel stayed on the list for 47 weeks until November 3, 2013. [10] Unlike the latter, however, all can choose which faction to join if they follow the rules and pass the tests. Hunger Games took place in probly about 2150 so Divergent probobly 2700. [30] According to Publishers Weekly, the combined three volumes of the Divergent series sold over 6.7 million copies in 2013 (three million hardcovers, 1.7 million paperbacks, and just under two million e-books). Unable to kill him, Tris surrenders, which causes Tobias to break free of the serum's control. The new Dauntless initiates jump onto a moving train to Dauntless headquarters and are instructed to jump onto the roof. Back when my son still liked reading together at bedtime (those were the days! [3][5] She had been working on the series from Four's point of view but decided that he was not the character she wanted for her series. [27] The Times changed its Children's Best Seller lists in December 2012,[28] eliminating the Children's Paperback list and recognizing "middle grade" and "young adult" books separately; Divergent continued its run on the new Young Adult Best Seller list. [35] It was also number one in the Teens' Top Ten Vote, sponsored by YALSA. from all the replies above, i would think it would either be in the 2200s or the 2300s. Those who do not complete initiation become "Factionless" and live on the streets as outcasts. [8], The government division of a population into fragmented communities is a frequent device in young adult and children's fiction. Roth indicated that she did not originally intend to use Chicago as the setting: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, I wrote the rough draft and I felt like it needed a more grounded sense of place, and I looked at the city I had described, which is all these trains constantly moving, and this lake marsh, and these rivers. [37] Summit recruited Neil Burger to direct. They fight their way to Dauntless headquarters, where Tris's father sacrifices himself. And I realized that it was Chicago already, and it was just because that's the city I've known and loved the longest.[6]. ", "Exclusive trailer and interview: 'Insurgent' by Veronica Roth", "Divergent Author Veronica Roth Says "All the Pressing Questions That You Have Will Be Answered" in Allegiant", "Knowledge: Navigating the Visual EcologyâInformation Literacy and the 'Knowledgescape' in Young Adult Fiction. But it credits other components, too, and "the cover seems to be a happy new year collage of multiple images including the not-seemingly-credited skyline. Her brother Caleb chooses Erudite. Tris is almost drowned in a tank but is rescued by her mother, who reveals that she is also Divergent before she is killed while she helps Tris escape. Peter, Drew, and Al attack Tris; threaten sexual assault; and nearly throw her to her death, but Four intervenes. I'm not sure the meaning I read about it true, but I find both pretty neat. "[6], The social structure most affects the novel's themes by socially dividing different knowledge types that characters can access. Susan Dominus, writing in The New York Times, described the style as "brisk pacing, lavish flights of imagination and writing that occasionally startles with fine detail. [18] However, Hoyle criticized the novel for using profane terminology and for never "clarify[ing] what the practices are supposed to mean. Tries Prior (Shaklee Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. Four uncovers Erudite's plans to use Dauntless to stage an attack on Abnegation. Most make it, but one initiate falls to her death, and another is too afraid to jump. Under Jeanine's control, Tobias oversees the attack from the Dauntless control room. so it would either be in the 2200s or 2300s from all of the calculations above. They shut down the Erudite simulation and free the Dauntless. In post-apocalyptic Chicago , survivors are divided into five factions: Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; Dauntless, the brave; and Erudite, the intelligent. Therefore, the society these characters experience, must be at least 2-3 hundred years in the future. While development on the TV series was still ongoing in 2017, it was eventually confirmed in 2018 that lack of interest from the original cast killed The Divergent Series: Ascendant. It says that the factions were formed a 'few centuries ago' by the US government. [11], Some reviews criticized the lack of depth and realism of the social structures in the novel. "[15], Like The Hunger Games, Divergent depicts considerable violence for a young adult novel. Edward leaves to become Factionless, followed by his girlfriend Myra, which allows Peter to take Edward's place as the first-place initiate. The series consists of three novels – Divergent, 2012’s Insurgent and 2013’s Allegiant, plus novellas and other bonus materials. Divergent was released so soon (2010) after Suzanne Collins' immensely popular Hunger Games series (2008) that it's almost impossible not to compare the two series. On Page 121 of insurgent there is a passage about how the idea of factions were formed “a few centuries ago...” , by the US government. Then, it says that the factions have been around for a few centuries. Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by Harper Collins Children's Books in 2011. "[17][18] For some reviewers, this element of Roth's lifestyle is important to the novel's impact. The novel is the first of the Divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a Divergent Universe. Veronica Roth's thrilling, addictive trilogy is set in the future of a dystopian Chicago divided into five factions based on character traits.The series follows teen main character Tris -- whose government-sponsored personality test reveals she is Divergent, meaning she doesn't fit into just one faction -- through tough choices, romance, and war in three intense books. The main character, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior, could not choose before she took the test. Tris's Divergent abilities give her an advantage and earn her the top rank. This dystopian series set in a futuristic Chicago has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers. 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"[9] The critic Antero Garcia compared the thematic interest in the characters being "forced into limiting constraints of identity and labor associated with their identity" to similar interest in forced identities and labor in the dystopian children's novels Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie and The Maze Runner by James Dashner. What do you think this is? Both are marginalised from society because they are unable to contribute to it. "[14] In an interview, Roth described the social structure to have expanded from her initial conception, and she added Candor to fill "a gap in the reasoning behind the world that needed to be filled. This timeline makes sense, given the clear technological advancements present in Divergent (Various mind controlling serums, vastly more complex weapons, etc. Read 11 087 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The novel has been compared to other young adult books such as The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner because of its similar themes and target audience. [42] Also recruited into the cast were Maggie Q as Tori, Zoe Kravitz as Christina, Ansel Elgort as Caleb, Miles Teller as Peter, Ashley Judd as Natalie Prior, Tony Goldwyn as Andrew Prior, and Jai Courtney as Eric. That's an extra +200 or more years. [1] Summit Entertainment purchased the media rights to the book in 2011 and subsequently produced a film adaptation titled Divergent which was released March 21, 2014. Despite her lack of physical strength, Tris finishes in sixth place. What Year does the Divergent series take place in? Both series aimed to … "[21] In a review for Entertainment Weekly, Breia Brissey said that it was "flimsier and less nuanced" than The Hunger Games but was good and gave it a B+ rating. She discovers that he has only four fears, hence his nickname. She finds her and Tobias's fathers and explains the truth behind the attack. Though Tris was born in the faction Abnegation, she eventually transferred to Dauntless and must face the fact that she is Divergent. Al begs Tris's forgiveness, but she rejects him, and he later dies by suicide. It exposes them repeatedly to what they're afraid of, and gradually you become less afraid of it, or have a healthy level of fear, and I thought of the Dauntless then, because they're conditioning perfectly normal people to get over perfectly rational fears. In Four's final fear, Tris also learns that he is Marcus's son Tobias and that the claims of abuse were true. In the books, it never comes right out and says so this is harder. To compare this dystopian future to those by completely other authors, is not an accurate estimating tool. Tris learns she is “Divergent,” someone who has attributes aligning to multiple factions, but chooses to join the Dauntless or “brave” faction and hide her identity. "[18], Reviewers outside the Christian community have also noticed the Christian context of the novel. "[12] Common Sense Media commented on the book's "deep messages about identity and controlling societies" and on the "unstoppable plot that's remarkably original." Its major plot device, the division of society into personality types, is one used in other science fiction works. Alphabet works well too, although I've seen people commenting on the lack of a 'B' and two factions for 'A', which they found lowkey annoying lol. Then we also have to keep in mind the remains scattered around the pages of present-day Chicago, such as the Farris wheel. She wrote in The New York Times, "Terrible things happen to the people Tris loves, yet the characters absorb these events with disquieting ease. Four explains that unlike the other factions, which accept all successful initiates, only the top ten Dauntless initiates will stay, and the rest become Factionless. "[19] She also said that though the novel is "not overtly Christian," it follows a "Christian point of view" because it "fight[s] against the restrictions placed upon her by a controlling and totalitarian state" and because "Tris must also explore the cracks and imperfections within her own psyche. 2601:248:4000:52F3:FC3C:BC6C:9444:5A60 wrote: Divergent Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. 1 for the first time", "Winners of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards", "Goodreads Choice Awards Announced; Divergent Voted Favorite Book of 2011", "2014 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominees and Winners", "Summit Entertainment's Post-'Twilight' Plans Are 'Divergent, "$40mm sci-fi "Divergent" starts filming here in April", "Analysts Boost Lionsgate Price Target on 'Ender's Game', 'Divergent' Prospects", "Maggie Q, Zoe Kravitz and Ansel Elgort Join 'Divergent' (Exclusive)", "Picture and video from 'Divergent' movie set in Chicago: Houses in Abnegation? Here, somehow, the novel's flights from reality distance the reader from the emotional impact that might come in a more affecting realistic (or even fantasy) novel. "[3] The Voice of Youth Advocates agreed and wrote that Divergent shows the pressure of "having to choose between following in your parents' footsteps or doing something new. Beyond its literary context, Roth's open declaration of her religion as a Christian has brought commentary from Christian communities both endorsing and challenging the novel. YA classics such as Lois Lowry's The Giver, Monica Hughesâs The Dream Catcher, and Zilpha Snyderâs Green Sky Trilogy use that device to different ends. So there, I think that is about as accurate of a guess as we will get. Let's give it a good 100 years from now for the factions to even get created. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. [23], The book debuted at number six on The New York Times Children's Chapter Books Best Seller list on May 22, 2011,[24] and remained on the list for 11 weeks. ", "First Look: Shailene Woodley faces knives in 'Divergent' -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTO", "Comic-Con 2013: Shailene Woodley Says 'Divergent' Is Not a Superhero Movie", "Summit Signs Scribe for 'Divergent' Adaptation (Exclusive)", "The Scary Future, the Embarrassing Past", "Divergent â A Fun Book To Kill Your Boredom! even tho it says 3079 in the movie, the movies are different and some parts aren’t even like the books.