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Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the main protagonist and narrator of the Divergent series. She is a strong-willed sixteen-year-old girl who hates showing weakness. Though Tris was born in the faction Abnegation, she eventually transferred to Dauntless and must face the fact that she is Divergent. When she arrived in her new faction, she opted for a change of name to go by. She decided to use Tris as a nickname for Beatrice, hoping for a fresh start in a new faction.
Early life
Beatrice was born to Andrew Prior and Natalie Prior, after their only son, Caleb Prior. Beatrice's family was originally in Abnegation, the faction that cultivates the virtue of Div er gentselflessness in the future city of Chicago. As Abnegation, Beatrice had always known the life she would follow—one free of vanity and focused on serving others and helping the Factionless. Despite this, Beatrice never fully learned to willingly follow their faction's virtues.Divergent20 She was often overshadowed by her brother's apparent selflessness and often found herself thinking about her wants. All of this, to be explained later, was due to the rare trait that Abnegation were mostly born with: Divergence.
Early life
Beatrice was born to Andrew Prior and Natalie Prior, after their only son, Caleb Prior. Beatrice's family was originally in Abnegation, the faction that cultivates the virtue of Div er gentselflessness in the future city of Chicago. As Abnegation, Beatrice had always known the life she would follow—one free of vanity and focused on serving others and helping the Factionless. Despite this, Beatrice never fully learned to willingly follow their faction's virtues.Divergent20 She was often overshadowed by her brother's apparent selflessness and often found herself thinking about her wants. All of this, to be explained later, was due to the rare trait that Abnegation were mostly born with: Divergence.
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Tobias was born to Marcus and Evelyn Eaton in the Abnegation faction. His father was said to have noticed his Divergence at a young age and became observant of him since then. When Tobias's mother left Marcus after having an affair (but a story of her death quickly covered up the truth), an Erudite report states he was a victim to his father's cruelty. During his aptitude tests he got an Abnegation result, but chose Dauntless as his faction at the Choosing Ceremony to escape his father.
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We hear about Jeanine a long time before we see her, and the first thing we hear about her is that she's a bit of a genius: "Jeanine Matthews is Erudite's sole representative, selected based on her IQ score. My father complains about her often" (4.43). Okay, so let's revise: the first thing we hear about her is that she's smart and troublesome. That's our first impression of her. Actually, that's just about our only impression of her.
See, whenever the topic turns to Jeanine Matthews, all we hear is that she's smart, like "a walking, talking computer" (25.8) according to Will (who was in Erudite with her). What does Jeanine enjoy? Well, what does your computer enjoy? It's hard to say, isn't it? Jeanine is the mastermind who wants to destroy the Abnegation government and take over the city… so maybe she enjoys power? Or maybe she enjoys helping people and thinks that her vision of the city would be better for everyone? (Her vision of the city is basically "cars for everyone" or as she puts its: "wealth, comfort, and prosperity" (34.24). That doesn't sound so bad.) Or maybe she enjoys hurting people? Or maybe she enjoys gathering knowledge?
Again, just as with Eric, Peter, and other villains, because we see this book through Tris's eyes, we don't get a lot of info on Jeanine, her motivation, or her past. When Tris is face-to-face with Jeanine, Tris gives her summary judgment on Jeanine, which is "She is more machine than maniac. She sees problems and forms solutions based on the data she collects" (34.38). So she's very smart and very logical—like an evil Spock. Basically, she sees—in her opinion—a problem like the Abnegation government or the Divergent people, and she goes about trying to fix it… in the most violent way possible (which isn't super smart but makes for a more adventure-filled book).
See, whenever the topic turns to Jeanine Matthews, all we hear is that she's smart, like "a walking, talking computer" (25.8) according to Will (who was in Erudite with her). What does Jeanine enjoy? Well, what does your computer enjoy? It's hard to say, isn't it? Jeanine is the mastermind who wants to destroy the Abnegation government and take over the city… so maybe she enjoys power? Or maybe she enjoys helping people and thinks that her vision of the city would be better for everyone? (Her vision of the city is basically "cars for everyone" or as she puts its: "wealth, comfort, and prosperity" (34.24). That doesn't sound so bad.) Or maybe she enjoys hurting people? Or maybe she enjoys gathering knowledge?
Again, just as with Eric, Peter, and other villains, because we see this book through Tris's eyes, we don't get a lot of info on Jeanine, her motivation, or her past. When Tris is face-to-face with Jeanine, Tris gives her summary judgment on Jeanine, which is "She is more machine than maniac. She sees problems and forms solutions based on the data she collects" (34.38). So she's very smart and very logical—like an evil Spock. Basically, she sees—in her opinion—a problem like the Abnegation government or the Divergent people, and she goes about trying to fix it… in the most violent way possible (which isn't super smart but makes for a more adventure-filled book).
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Christina is a character in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. She transferred to Dauntless from Candor, and was Tris Prior's first and best friend during her initiation into Dauntless. She was first introduced when she helped Tris onto the train after the Choosing Ceremony. Christina befriends Tris and becomes a vital part in the beginning of Tris' new life in Dauntless. A last name is never mentioned.
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Caleb Prior is the older brother of Beatrice Prior and the son of Andrew and Natalie Prior.Early life
For years, he acted as a true Abnegation, always ready to serve others when need be. Unbeknownst to his family at the time, Caleb is deeply inquisitive inside and fond of reading books; he is characteristically an Erudite
For years, he acted as a true Abnegation, always ready to serve others when need be. Unbeknownst to his family at the time, Caleb is deeply inquisitive inside and fond of reading books; he is characteristically an Erudite
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Marcus Eaton is the father of Tobias Eaton and a council member of Abnegation. He was married to Evelyn Johnson-Eaton. He's the only living council member of Abnegation after the attack by Erudite and the simulation-controlled Dauntless in Divergent
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Tori Wu is a Dauntless member transfer from Erudite, who later became a vital and good friend to Tris Prior.
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Eric became Four's nemesis during their initiation as Four finished first in their class, and Eric was second; he has hated Four ever since. Four had also punched one of his teeth out during initiation. Eric became a Dauntless leader at the age of 17, which is not unusual for Dauntless leaders but is very young compared to the leaders of most other factions.
Eric was a Dauntless leader who was an Erudite transfer.
Eric was a Dauntless leader who was an Erudite transfer.
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Peter Hayes is a central antagonist in Divergent, who was originally from Candor and is one of Tris' mortal enemies. Throughout the course of the first novel, Peter is shown to be cruel, antagonistic, ill-tempered, and easily jealous. He is usually seen with his two lackeys, Molly and Drew and his behavior is often unpredictable and violent.
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Edward was an Erudite who later transferred to Dauntless along with Tris during the Choosing Ceremony. He was the best among the initiates in hand-to-hand combat, ranking even higher than Peter.