How To Read The Book 'Divergent' By Veronica Roth

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Recently, I read the book “Divergent” by Veronica Roth. It is a dystopian fiction novel based in futuristic Chicago, where the entire town is divided into five factions: Candor, the bluntly honest; Erudite, the intellectuals; Abnegation, the over-humble, meek, and selfless, always putting others before themselves; Amity, the kind and willing servants to others; and Dauntless, the daredevils, the risk-takers, the fighters and defenders. If a person has more of an aptitude for, or fits better into, more than one faction, as does the main character, he or she is referred to as “Divergent”—hence the title. I have always had an avid interest in personalities and characteristics, so I became slightly obsessed with Myers-Briggs and the introversion-extroversion