The Destiny (novel)
The determination (original title: Divergent ) is the first volume of the three-part series of Die-Determination novels by Veronica Roth .
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After the last great war, the citizens of Chicago live in a society that is divided into five factions. Each is responsible for upholding a particular virtue of humanity and eradicating some of human weaknesses: Altruan (the selfless), Ferox (the fearless), Ken (the learned), Candor (the bold ones) and Amite (the kind and peaceful) . However, there are also non-attached who live on the poverty line and are cared for by the Altruan. They do not belong to a parliamentary group because they did not manage to join a parliamentary group or because they could not fully complete the initiation into a parliamentary group. On a specific day of the year, all 16 year olds are required to take an aptitude test that will tell them which faction they are best suited for. After receiving the results, they have to decide whether to stay with their family or whether to go to another faction. In doing so, they should choose the most suitable group for themselves, regardless of their family and the result of their aptitude test. If you choose another faction, you will in principle no longer belong to your family, as a very important rule is called "faction before blood".
These 16-year-olds include Beatrice Prior and her brother Caleb, who grew up with the Altruan. Beatrice realizes that she cannot be selfless and feels lonely and constricted by her surroundings, in contrast to her brother Caleb, who is always selfless. During the aptitude test, it is found that her results are inconclusive: not only does she fit into one parliamentary group, but her behavior suggests several groups. She learns from her examiner Tori, who is a Ferox, that she is an indeterminate, and is warned that she must not talk to anyone about her results. Beatrice is then nervous and does not want to end up as a non-attached party.
On the day of the decision, Caleb decides for the Ken, which shocked Beatrice because she did not expect this from her brother. She also decides against her family and goes to the Ferox. In her new faction, she befriends Christina, Al and Will, who are also new. Beatrice only calls herself Tris there because a new life is beginning for her. But she also meets Peter, a former Candor, who makes her life hell, because he believes that an Altruan cannot be fearless. She also learns that all newcomers have to go through an initiation process before they are considered full members of the Ferox. At the end of the initiation they have to end up in the top ten, otherwise they will be fired and non-attached.
Initiation is divided into three phases: The first involves fighting and handling weapons. Tris, who is the weakest at first, becomes sixth at the end of the first phase. First placed Edward is injured by second placed Peter and leaves the Ferox. On visitor day, Tris is visited by her mother Natalie, who has already suspected that Tris is an indefinite woman. At the same time, articles were published in newspapers insulting the Altruan. For example, their leader, Marcus, is accused of abuse. Although Tris “fraction before blood” applies, the allegations sound unbearable.
In the second stage, the initiators have to face their various fears in simulations similar to aptitude tests. As an indeterminate, Tris is the only one who can control the simulations, which makes it number one. She is therefore attacked by Peter, Drew and Al, but saved by Four. Al, who would actually have a special bond with Tris, comes to Tris the next day and asks her forgiveness, as they are actually friends. But Tris does not accept the apology. The next day, Al is found at the foot of a cliff; he probably couldn't take it anymore and was plagued with guilt. Tori, the Ferox who carried out the aptitude test on Tris, warns her again to be vigilant as the faction leaders want to kill everyone indefinitely because they believe they could endanger the system. One evening, Tris overhears a conversation between the leader of the Ferox, Eric, and the leader of the Ken, Jeanine, who also harbored the allegations against the Altruan. These talk about renegade indeterminates and their elimination. A little later, she illegally visits her brother Caleb, who says that all of Ken were acting very strangely and that something big was going on. She tells this to Four, who learned that Tris is indefinite. Four believes the Ken are planning a war against the Altruan and that the Ferox will be used as warriors.
After the third and final phase, all Ferox members are injected with a serum allegedly indicating the whereabouts of a member. In the fear landscape phase, Tris has to face her own seven fears. She is the first to finish her initiation. At the victory celebration, Tris suddenly becomes aware of how the Ken want to get the Ferox to fight the Altruan: through the serum.
The plan is carried out at night. The serum induces a simulation and all Ferox members become soldiers under the control of the Ken. They march into the Altruan faction and start killing. Only Tris and Four are still conscious as both are indefinite. However, they are captured by Jeanine, who has developed a new serum that is much stronger and is effective even on the uncertain. With that she gets Four under control. This then transforms and is also remotely controlled. Tris is about to be drowned. When her mother saves her, the Ferox kill her while fleeing. Tris finds shelter with Marcus, her father Andrew and her brother Caleb. Together they make their way to Ferox headquarters. There she can free Four from the simulation. This ends the entire simulation and all Ferox members suddenly realize what they have done. With a heavy heart, Tris leaves her dead father behind and sets off with Four, Caleb, Marcus and the captured Peter on the way to the Amite.
Factions
After the last devastating war that took place before the plot began, Chicago was divided into five factions:
Ferox
The Ferox are the fearless because they blame cowardice for the evil in the world. They are the city's law enforcement officers, guarding the fence that surrounds Chicago and keeping it safe. They also make weapons. They are also the only faction that uses trains as a means of transport. You jump on or off moving trains. This is one of the basic skills that every party member must master. The most important values of Ferox are courage, bravery and pride. These are more important to them than reason or understanding. The other factions see in the Ferox unscrupulous, violent, brutal and cruel people who celebrate suicide as a heroic act. The Ferox have many tattoos and piercings, and their clothing is black. Your element is fire.
Altruan
They are selfless and reject any kind of self-glorification. They have political leadership over Chicago because they are considered to be absolutely incorruptible. The Altruan always think of others and never of themselves. That is why they ensure that goods are distributed fairly and that the non-attached have enough food and clothing. The other factions call them "Stiff". They only wear gray clothes. Your element is the stone.
Ken
The Ken reject unintelligence and ignorance. They are the faction of the knowing. You are devoted to science, have excellent computer skills, excellent programming skills, and are curious. They store data in gigantic databases that they keep secret from the public. The Ken are arrogant, narrow-minded, greedy and manipulative in the eyes of the other factions. They are enemies with the Altruan faction because the Ken reject the teachings of the Altruan and consider them useless and wrong. It comes from the pursuit of power and the belief that they should rule. The Ken always wear a blue garment. Your element is water.
Candor
The Candor faction was joined by people who are outspoken and hate dishonesty. They deal with the law and legal issues as they believe that only truth and honesty can lead society to success. The members of the Candor are seen by the other groups as unfriendly, impolite and tactless. Therefore the Candor and the Altruan avoid each other. The clothing of the Candor women is a white vest and black skirts or trousers, and of the men white shirts and black trousers or suits with a black tie. Your element is the glass.
Amite
They are the peaceful ones and blame aggression for the calamities of the world. The Amites live in the countryside outside of Chicago and are dedicated to growing staple foods. They also work as consultants and administrators. The other factions regard them as unworldly dreamers because of their closeness to nature, and the Candor accuse them of insincerity. The Amite avoid aggression because they hate it. Her clothes are casual and in yellow or red. Your element is the earth.
Edition and issues
The book was first published on April 25, 2011 by the American HarperCollins publishing house. The German translation was published by cbt-Verlag on March 19, 2012. It was also published by Goldmann Verlag.
The US original edition has 487 and the German edition 480 pages.
English editions
- Veronica Roth: Divergent. HarperCollins , New York 2011, ISBN 0-06-202402-7 . (Hardcover)
German editions
- Veronica Roth: The determination (German by Petra Koob-Pawis), cbt-Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-5701-6131-9 (hardcover)
- Veronica Roth: The determination , Goldmann-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-4424-7944-3 (paperback)
Audio book
- Abridged version: Veronica Roth: The determination , cbt-Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8671-7837-2 , read by Laura Maire
- Unabridged version: Veronica Roth: The determination , Der Hörverlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8445-2172-6 , read by Janin Stenzel
- The US edition reads Emma Galvin.
Awards
The work won the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2011 in the Favorite Book of 2011 category. In 2012 it received the "Reading Award - the best books" in bronze from LovelyBooks .
filming
In March 2011 Summit Entertainment acquired the film rights to Veronica Roth's bestseller The Determination . The film is divided into three parts. The first, starring Shailene Woodley as Beatrice “Tris” Prior , Theo James as Tobias “Four” Eaton and Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews , will be in the United States on March 21, 2014 and in Germany on April 10, 2014 Cinemas started. The sequels, parts 2 and 3, followed in 2015, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Breia Brissey: Summit Entertainment's Post-'Twilight' Plans Are 'Divergent' . In: MTV . March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
