Cite This Page To Go by Veronica Roth  Divergent Theme of Family
In Divergent, family is who you are before you get a chance to
decide your identity. For Beatrice, this isn't just a case of
what her parents named her (a name which she leaves behind when
she joins Dauntless); it's more a case of what her family has
taught her to be (a good little Abnegation) and how much guilt
she feels about leaving that identity behind. In other words,
although these people keep saying "faction before blood," family
is actually how little kids get raised up in a faction. Beatrice
struggles with her Abnegation instincts because her family
raised her to be Abnegation.  Questions About Family    1.
Besides Tris's and Four's families, what other families do we
see or hear about? What about Al's relationship with his family
or Uriah's relationship with his? Are all families different or
are there some similarities?   2. In Divergent, are families
more positive or negative for the main characters? Do families
twist people against