Dystopia is a common theme that dates back hundreds of years in literature around the world. Dystopian novels and short stories often depict a society repressed by a totalitarian government that comes to power after a catastrophic event, exercising ruthless power and control over the inhabitants for their own good. These dystopias are often perceived by the average citizen as a normal or inevitable way of life, sometimes even a better way of life, yet there is often a single person or group of protagonists who question the justification of such ways of life and threatens the upheaval of the situation. utopia sold by the ruling class. Dystopian work is often an explicit commentary on the "social and political structures" ("utopian") present at the time of their writing, although the author's observations and predictions of calamity are usually set in the distant future. Veronica Roth's Divergent follows in this tradition, setting the story 100 years after a great war, in which citizens have been segregated into five factions to maintain the peace. This way of keeping the peace is similar to the modern self-segregation of racial and ethnic groups who, despite having been granted the civil rights to assemble and live among their Anglo-Saxon counterparts, often choose to live and interact primarily with each other. Self-segregation is also common in another area of ​​life relevant to Roth's audience: high school. Students who identify with a primary characteristic often socialize almost exclusively with a group that shares that characteristic (e.g., jocks and cheerleaders, geeks, nerds, goths, outcasts, body image, skin color, etc.). People who attempt to cross these unchiseled but observed boundaries may encounter ostracism, distrust, and ambivalence. They are essentially treated as the divergent... middle of the paper... dystopian sign: "Some sections simply didn't exist, including the first phase of Dauntless training, the Ferris wheel scene, Visiting Day, the visit to the compound , the visit to Caleb at Erudite headquarters, and the zip line scene, some of the characters didn't exist, like Uriah, Lynn, and Marlene... [I]t was all so thin that it didn't live up to its potential.” “How Much”).Essentially, this was a scantily clad young adult romance novel in futuristic clothing, but before she was allowed to Introduce Tris to the world, Roth was ordered to dress her up and give her depth, build a character. and a plot that made sense. Ultimately Roth added 50,000 words to his novel and made many "edits" when the narrative would have been better served by much explanation, revision and bleakness. Maybe he got it right with the next installment, Insurgent.