The world is divided into five factions: erudición (the intellectuals),
verdad (sincere), cordialidad (friendship), abnegación (solidarity)
and oseadia (the brave).
Beatrice Prior, a girl of 16 years, the protagonist of this story, lives
in Abnegación with her parents and her brother.
At the of age 16 people have to do a test that will determine their future, the response to which faction they belong.
In testing out that Beatrice is divergent, so she has to hide from everyone her secret.
In a meeting where all the boys and girls say they belong faction, Beatrice choose Oseadia.
She has to leave her family forever.
In her faction she mets her future boyfriend "CUATRO", and decides to change her name to "TRICE".
From that moment she will have to keep her secret comes to light because that could cause death to others. She discovers that CUATRO is also divergent. Together will have to escape from everybody.