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Factions..... Everyone divided into factions. Why? Because everyone is different. there are five factions. These five factions are based on personality, virtue, and strength. Each group possesses certain qualities they mutually value and excel at. The factions are called
Abnegation (selfless), Erudite (intellectual), Dauntless (brave), Candor (honest), and Amity (peaceful.
Everyone who turns 16 has to choose a faction after their aptitude test in a ceremony. The ceremony takes place in The Hub (also known as the Sears tower), the day after all sixteen year olds finish their Aptitude Test. Every sixteen year old must choose one faction. Not every faction member attends the ceremony, but many do. The room is arranged in a concentric circle with the sixteen year olds of every faction sitting in the section designated for them. In the inner circle are rows of chairs where the families sit. In front is a stage with 5 bowls on it. The Candor bowl contains glass, the Erudite bowl contains water, the Amity bowl contains soil, the Dauntless bowl contains burning coals, and the Abnegation bowl contains grey stones.Depending on which faction hosts the Choosing Ceremony that year, a representative stands at a podium near the bowls. He or she hands the soon-to-be initiate a knife to use in the Ceremony. A new knife is given to each person to avoid transfer of disease.The child will walk up to the five metal bowls and use a ceremonial knife to cut open their hand and let their blood drip into the bowl of the faction they choose. Each new initiate then stands in an area near their chosen faction. This story is not about tris this is about addison.
Addison: *thinking*
We’re lucky to be in The City. They say the war was terrible. That the rest of the world was destroyed. The founders built the wall to keep us safe and they divided us into five groups, factions, to keep the peace.The smart ones, the ones who value knowledge and logic are in Erudite. They know everything. Amity farm the land. They’re all about.kindness and harmony, always happy.Candor value honesty and order. They tell the truth, even when you wish they wouldn’t and then there’s Dauntless. They’re our protectors, our soldiers, our police. I always thought they were amazing.Brave, fearless and free.Some people think Dauntless are crazy, which they kind of are. “Come on, Beatrice.” Her father calls. My faction is Abnegation. The others all call us “stiffs.” We lead a simple life, selfless, dedicated to helping others. ” Are you nervous?” Addison’s mom Missy asks ” No what about you when you were supposed to take the test?” she asks ” I was terrified,but I had no reason to be and neither do you.” today i take the test i’m scared it’ll tell me i’m not abnegation but i am even more scared it will tell me to stay see i’m not exactly the abnegation type but my brother bucky is.
flashback
“let me help you with that” bucky says as he runs to the elderly woman to get the bags and pots. “beatrice you wanna get the other bags?” “sorry” she replies ”What if she’d been blind or an amputee? Would you have helped her then?”
end of flashback
will i be in abnegation? am i selfless, brave, honest ? trust the test.
a boy comes up to them and a group of abnegation ” Hey. So, all the food that we’re not getting, you guys are giving away to the Factionless?” “Right? Yeah?” he asks
GROUP OF ABNEGATION: Yeah.
“You’re a liar. Why are you lying to me? Everybody knows you keep it for yourselves. So why don’t you just admit it? Huh? ”
he shoves a person. Addison steps forward but is stopped by bucky” don’t” he says addison sighs
One hundred years ago, after the war, our founders created a system they believed would prevent future conflict and create lasting peace. Today, aptitude testing based on your personality will assign you to one of the factions. While it is our belief that choosing the faction indicated by your test is the best way to ensure success within the faction system, it is your right tomorrow at the choosing ceremony to choose any of the five factions, regardless of your test results. However, once the choice has been made, there will be no change permitted.
changing writing style
(WOMAN ON PA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
TORI:
What is it with you
Abnegation and mirrors?
-Addy:
We reject vanity.
-TORI:
Yeah. I know. Sit down.
I’m Tori. I’ll be
administering your test.
You’ll be offered a
series of choices
to test your aptitude
for each faction
until you get one result.
I wouldn’t sweat it.
95% get the faction
of their origin,
and from the looks of you...
-Addy:
What is it?
-TORI:
Bottoms up.
(SIGHS)
Choose.
Now. Before it’s too late.
- Why? What will I do with them?
- Choose.
Just tell me.
(DOG BARKS)
(GASPS)
(DOG SNARLING)
(DOG WHINING)
LITTLE GIRL:
Puppy!
(SNARLING)
(BARKING)
(GASPS)
- TORI:
Get up.
We’re going out the back door
before a supervisor comes.
- Addy:
But what was my result?
- Tori:
- Come on!
- Addy:
What happened?
- TORI:
You’re going to tell your family
that the serum made you sick
- and that I sent you home. All right?
- Addy:
No, but what was my result?
- TORI:
Abnegation.
And Erudite. And Dauntless.
- Addy:
Dauntless...
- TORI:
Your results were inconclusive.
- Addy
That’s impossible.
It doesn’t make any sense.
- TORI:
No. Not impossible. It’s
just extremely rare.
They call it “Divergent.”
You can’t tell anyone about
this. Not even your parents.
As far as the world is concerned,
you received an Abnegation result because
that is what I manually entered.
- Addy
So what am I supposed to do
at the choosing ceremony?
I was supposed to learn what to do.
This was supposed to tell me what
faction to choose, the test.
- We’re supposed to trust the test.
