In Veronica Roth’s Divergent, your faction (Amity - the kind, Abnegation - the selfless, Candor - the honest, Dauntless - the brave, and Erudite - the smart) essentially replaces your family, even though most people choose to stay in the faction in which they were born.
For all, the mantra “faction before blood” defines life, blurring the lines between family, community, and vocation.
For initiates like Tris and Christina – those who choose a faction different from the one into which they were born – “faction before blood” has a clear meaning that helps them move through the initiation process: forget your old family and faction and dedicate your life to your new faction, which replaces your family and also provides you with a purpose in life.
For initiates like Uriah and Marlene – those who remain in the faction in which they were born – what kind of meaning do you think they derive from this mantra?
For all, the mantra “faction before blood” defines life, blurring the lines between family, community, and vocation.
For initiates like Tris and Christina – those who choose a faction different from the one into which they were born – “faction before blood” has a clear meaning that helps them move through the initiation process: forget your old family and faction and dedicate your life to your new faction, which replaces your family and also provides you with a purpose in life.
For initiates like Uriah and Marlene – those who remain in the faction in which they were born – what kind of meaning do you think they derive from this mantra?
What does it mean to you?