Divergent, 2014
1. Do you think having 5 factions with specific purposes and uniforms will help or hinder the peace?
Does it help to know exactly where you being? Why or Why not?
2. How could not looking in a mirror make you self-less?
3. Describe Beatrice’s, the narrator, fear about the placement test.
4. During the test Beatrice has an out of body experience – explain the choice she made about the
dog. What does that say about her character?
5. Why do you think the examiner, Tori, is so nervous about Beatrice’s test results?
6. “You have to think of the family, but you also have to think of yourself.” Was Caleb’s, Beatrice’s
brother advice to her….How is that perfect advice for the way you see you future?
7. Faction before blood – what do you think that means?
8. Both Caleb and Beatrice choose different factions, what impact could that have of their father
since he helps run the government?
9. How does Dauntless use jumping into the unknown as the basis for bravery?
10. What does jumping first mean for Beatrice? When asked her name she says Tris. Why?
11. The pit, the dorm, and hardcore members seem really exciting for Tris….how does this shift her
focus from nature to nurture?
12. Why are they burning their clothes?
13. Describe the 2 stages of Dauntless training. How are they both important to this faction?
14. Why do you think Eric is making up rules as he goes along? What impact will this have on the
new initiates?
15. Why do you think Four helps Tris with her training?
16. How could volunteering for the target be considered a rebellious act?
17. Why would Erudite want to hunt Divergents? Do you think that news makes Tris nervous? Why
or Why not?
18. Clearly its ok to put boys against girls in the ring – Do you think that is fair? Why or why not?
19. Why did Tris feel like she had to make the train?
20. Four chose Tris first for the activity….why?
21. “Everyone is afraid of something” . What is your biggest fear? (mine = flying)
22. Eric and Four seem to have a history…how will this play out over time?
23. How do you think Tris’s mom knows so much about Divergents and Dauntless?
24. Why is everyone so surprised or suspicious about Tris’s ability in the fear setting?
25. Do you think Tris made a good decision going to see her brother Caleb in Erudite?
26. Why do you think Four trusts Tris so much he is willing to show her his fears?
27. Do you think Four is divergent? Why or why not?
28. Describe one fear Tris changed to Dauntless style.
29. How has Dauntless been turned into an army? What is Erudite’s goal for this army?
30. Tris has to kill her friend Will to save herself and her mother. Did she show faction before blood?
Why or Why not?
31. Why do you think her dad sacrifices himself?
32. How does Tris use Four’s fear to get him out of the trance?
33. How does Tris use Jeanine Matthews to stop the program?
34. Why does the group need to escape quickly? How did Four react to seeing her Dad, Marcus?
35. Explain how Tris and Four have changed by the end of the movie.