Divergent is a dystopian novel, where everyone is classified into five factions with different faction colors.
The Amity, for the kind and peaceful, wear red and yellow. The Abnegation, for the selfless, bear the color gray.
The Candor, for the honest, wear white and black. The Erudite, for the smart, wear blue.
And the Dauntless, for the brave and fearless, wear black.
The main characters name is Beatrice, but she goes by Tris. She was born Abnegation, but becomes a Dauntless transfer. She is required to fight for the ten open spots left in Dauntless. As an Abnegation she had no previous training in combat, which shows through in her scores. But after the first test they move on to the second. It's here, were it becomes obvious that she is Divergent . Divergents, are people that have attributes of more than one faction. Tris has the attributes of the Abnegation, the Erudite, and the Dauntless. It soon becomes clear that Divergents are being hunted, and she has to learn to h it. Even if it kills her.
Tris quickly makes friends to keep by her side, but she has to find away to keep her Divergence away from them, or it could mean death for them all. As Tris races around this trilogy, she meets and looses friends and family, and fights against evil after evil. Throughout the trilogy, she fights for her life.