To begin with, the theme was portrayed throughout the novel as Veronica Roth illustrated how somber the faction system appeared. The faction system accommodated people to focus on their predominant characteristics. The society provided people with the opportunity to choose their own division. This incorporated Dauntless the courageous, Erudite the intelligent, Abnegation the giving, Amity the peaceful, and Candor the truthful. However, the society never established a faction that combined these forces. The leaders of government were afraid to provide people with the freedom to possibly provide inputs on ruling. In addition, most of the population did not possess the ability to adapt to all the factions. For instance, page 42 and 43 state “’Those