Sentences with phrase «abnegation based»

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A quick Divergent refresher course - in the trilogy of YA books by Veronica Roth, and in the film franchise based on same, what's left of society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent).

In case you're unfamiliar with the franchise's basic premise, the post-apocalyptic sci - fi is set amidst the crumbling ruins of a walled - in Chicago where what's left of humanity has been strictly divided into five factions based on personality types, namely, Abnegation (the selfless); Amity (the peaceful); Candor (the honest); Dauntless (the brave); and Erudite (the intelligent).

Based in a worn - down Chicago (somehow the last place on Earth), a «utopian» society is divided into five separate factions: Abnegation, for the selfless; Amity, for the peaceful; Candor, for the honest; Dauntless, for the brave; and Erudite, for the knowledgeable.