Consumer's Review : Divergent
A consumer's review of the 2015 moview Divergent. One of the things that pushed me to read Divergent was curiosity. The movie looked tempting to watch and the synopsis was catchy as well. I also have very high expectations as I already knew that it fared well in the New York bestseller’s list. I purposely did not watch the movie as I wanted to read the book first. Divergent tells the story of 16-year-old Beatrice who needed to choose a faction in a post-apocalyptic society that classifies their citizens according to their dominant value or disposition. Their civilization is divided into 5 factions -- Abnegation for the citizens who are selfless; Candor for those who are honest; Amity for the peace-loving, Erudite for the intellectuals and Dauntless for the people who are brave. Beatrice’s family is from Abnegation but she grew up knowing that she is not naturally selfless. The book started with Beatrice agonizing about which faction to choose, days befo