Allegiant (Divergent, #3)

by Veronica Roth

Every question that can be answered must be answered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes must be challenged when they arise. Wrong answers must be corrected. Correct answers must be affirmed.

Hello, and welcome to the 'Allegiant' support group, aka my 'Allegiant' Kindle annotations. (Not sure why you need a support group? Just trust me on this.) I love this epigraph. When I wrote this series, I was in my early twenties, working through some issues I had with the competitive academic environments that I had been a part of for most of my young adult life. As I wrote the books, I started to let some of those issues go, and warm toward Erudite as a collection of people who earnestly pursue knowledge and value curiosity—which I now think is one of the best qualities a person can possess. This epigraph is a reflection of that warmth. An Erudite doesn’t let you feed them meaningless nonsense. They are interested in facts, logic, and truth. The pursuit of truth is a big theme in this book, so the epigraph seemed fitting—and I’ve realized in the years since writing this that if we’re all Divergent (and I think we are), Erudite is one of the factions for which I have an aptitude. Has your perception of the factions changed over the course of this series, as you yourself have changed, even in a small way? Mine certainly has. (To also read Veronica Roth's insider notes on Divergent see https://www.goodreads.com/notes/3529578-veronica-roth?ref=knh)