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Erudite: The Intelligent Faction Manifesto

WE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AS TRUTH:

1. "Ignorance" is defined not as stupidity but as lack of knowledge.
2. Lack of knowledge inevitably leads to lack of understanding.
3. Lack of understanding leads to a disconnect among people with differences.
4. Disconnection among people with differences leads to conflict.
5. Knowledge is the only logical solution to the problem of conflict.

Therefore, we propose that in order to eliminate conflict, we must eliminate the disconnect among those with differences by correcting the lack of understanding that arises from ignorance with knowledge. The areas in which people must be educated are:

SOCIOLOGY

• So that individual understands how society at large functions.

PSYCHOLOGY

• So that the individual understands how a person functions within that society.

MATHEMATICS

• So that the individual is prepared for further study in science, engineering, medicine, and technology. 

SCIENCE

• So that the individual better understands how the world operates.
• So that the individual's study in other areas is supplemented.
• So that as many individuals as possible are prepared to enter the fields devoted to innovation and progress.

COMMUNICATION

• So that the individual knows how to speak and write clearly and effectively.

HISTORY

• So that the individual understands the mistakes and successes that have lead us to this point
• So that the individual learns to emulate those successes and avoid those mistakes.

Leaders must not be chosen based on charisma, popularity, or ease of communication, all of which are misleading and have little to do with the efficacy of a political leader. An objective standard must be used in order to determine who is best fit to lead. That standard will be an intelligence test, administered to all adults when the present leader reaches fifty-five or begins to decline in brain function in a demonstrable way.

Those who, after rigorous studying, do not meet a minimum intelligence requirement will be exiled from the faction so they can be made useful. This is not an act of elitism but rather one of practicality: Those who are not intelligent enough to engage in the roles assigned to us-roles that require a considerable mental capacity-are better suited to mental work than to faction work. Menial work is required for the survival of society, and is therefore just as important as faction work. 

Information must always be made available to all faction members at all times. The withholding of information is punishable by reprimand, imprisonment, and, eventually, exile. Every question that can be answered must be answered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes must be challenged when they arise. Wrong answered must be corrected. Correct answers must be affirmed. If n answer to a question is unclear, it must be put to debate. All debates require evidence. Any controversial thought or idea must be supplemented by evidence in order to reduce the potential for conflict.

Intelligence must be used for the benefit, and not to the detriment, of society. Those who use intelligence for their own personal gain or to be detriment of others have not properly borne the responsibility of their gift, and are not welcome in our faction.

It bears repeating: Intelligence is a gift, not a right. It must be wielded not as a weapon but as a tool for the betterment of others. 

Dauntless: The Brave Faction Manifesto (My Personal Favorite)

WE BELIEVE

that cowardice is to blame for the world's injustices.

WE BELIEVE

that peace is hard-won, that sometimes it is necessary for fight for peace. But more than that:

WE BELIEVE

that just is more important than peace.

WE BELIEVE

in freedom from fear, in denying fear the power to influence our decisions.

WE BELIEVE

in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

WE BELIEVE

in acknowledging fear and the extent to which it rules us.

WE BELIEVE

in facing that fear no matter what the cost to our comfort, our happiness, or even our sanity.

WE BELIEVE

in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.

WE BELIEVE

not just both words but in bold deeds to match them.

WE BELIEVE

that pain and death are better than cowardice and inaction, because

WE BELIEVE

in action.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
in living comfortable lives.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
that silence is useful.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
in good manners.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
in limiting the fullness of live
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
in empty heads, empty mouths, or empty hands.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
that learning to master violence encourages unnecessary violence.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
that we should be allowed to stand idly by.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
that any other virtue is more important than bravery.

Candor: The Honest Faction Manifesto

DISHONESTY IS RAMPANT. DISHONESTY IS TEMPORARY.

DISHONESTY MAKES EVIL POSSIBLE.

As it stands now, lies pervade society, families, and even the internal life of the individual. One group lies to another group, parents lie to children, children lie to parents, friends lie to friends, individuals lie to themselves. Dishonesty has become so integral to the way we relate to one another that we rarely find ourselves in authentic relationships with others. Our dark secrets remain our own. Yet it is our dark secrets that cause conflict. When we are dishonest with the people around us, we begin to hate ourselves for lying; when we are dishonest with ourselves, we can never attempt to correct the flaws we find within us, the flaws we are so desperate to hide from our loved ones, the flaws that make us lie.

     What has become clear is that lies are just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Lying to spare a person's feelings, even when the truth would help them to yourself lasts for so long before the truth emerges. Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged. There are examples we can clearly see in our own lives, yet we fail to understand that they do not just apply to the dynamic between ourselves and our neighbors, or ourselves and our friends.

     What is society but a web of individual-to-individual relationships? And what is conflict except one person's dark secret crashing into another person's dark secret? Dishonesty is a veil that shields one person from another. Dishonesty allows evil to persist, hidden from the eyes of those who would fight it.

DISHONESTY LEADS TO SUSPICION. SUSPICION LEADS TO 

CONFLICT. HONESTY LEADS TO PEACE.

We have a vision of an honest world. In this world, parents do not lie to their children, and children do not lie to their parents; friends do not lie to one another; spouses do not lie to each other. When we are asked our opinions we are free to give them without having to consider any other responses. When we engage in conversation with others, we do not have to evaluate their intentions, because they are transparent. We have no suspicion, and no one suspects us.

     And most of all-yes, above all else-we are free to expose our dark secrets because we know the dark secrets of our neighbors, our friends, our spouses, our children, our parents, and our enemies. We know that while we are flawed in a unique way, we are not unique because we are flawed. Therefore we can be authentic. We have no suspicions. And we are at peace with those around us.

TRUTH MAKES US TRANSPARENT. TRUTH MAKES US 

STRONG. TRUTH MAKES US INEXTRICABLE.

We will raise our children to tell the truth. We will do this by encouraging them to speak their minds at every moment. For the child, withholding words is the same as lying.

     We will be honest with our children even at the expense of their feelings. The only reason people cannot bear honesty now is because they were not raised hearing the truth about themselves, and they can't stand to. If children are raised to hear both honest praise and honest criticism, they will not be so fragile as to crumble beneath the scrutiny of their peers. A life of truth makes us strong.

     Adulthood will be defined as a time at which each member of society is capable of bearing every other member's dark secrets, just as every other member will bear theirs. Therefore each member will be subjected to The Full Unveiling, in which every hidden part of their life is laid bare before their fellow members. They, too, will see the hidden parts of their fellow members' lives. In this way we bear one another's secrets. In this way we become inextricable:

TRUTH

MAKES

US

INEXTRICABLE.

Amity: The peaceful Faction Manifesto (Conversations of Peace)

TRUST

A Son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend."

His Mother says: "Why did you fight with your friend?"

"Because he demanded something of me, and I would not give it to him."

"Why did you not give it to him?"

"Because it was mine."

"My son, you now have you possessions, but you do not have your friend. Which would you rather have?"

"My friend."

"Then give freely, trusting that you will also be given what you need."

SELF-SUFFICIENCY

A Daughter says to her Father: "Father, today I forgot with my friend."

Her Father says: "Why did you fight with your friend?"

"Because she insulted me, and I was angry."

"Why were you angry?"

"Because she lied about me." (In some versions: "Because I was hurt by her words.")

"My daughter, did your friend's word's change who you are?"

"No."

"Then do not be angry. The opinions of others cannot damage you."

FORGIVENESS

A Husband says to his Wife: "Wife, today I fought with my enemy."

His Wife says: "Why did you fight with your enemy?"

"Because I hate him."

"My Husband, why do you hate him?"

"Because he wronged me."

"The wrong is past. You must let it rest where it lies."

KINDNESS

A Wife says to her Husband: "Husband, today I fought with my enemy."

Her Husband says: "Why did you fight with your enemy?"

"Because I spoke cruel works to her."

"My wife, why did you speak cruel words to her?"

"Because I believed them to be true."

"Then you must no longer think cruel thoughts. Cruel thoughts lead to cruel words, and hurt you as much as they hurt their target."

(The following section was part of the original manifesto, but was later removed.)

INVOLVEMENT

One friend say to Another: "Friend, today fought with my enemy."

The Other Friend says: "Why did you fight with your enemy?"

"Because they were about to hurt you."

"Friend, why did you defend me?"

"Because I love you."

"Then I am grateful."

Abnegation: The Selfless Faction Manifesto

I will be my undoing

If I become my obsession.

I will forget the ones I love

If I do not serve them.

I will war with others

If I refuse to see them.

Therefore I choose to turn away

From my reflection,

To rely not on myself

But on my brothers and sisters,

To project always outward

Until I disappear.*

(*Some members add a final like: "And only God remains." That is at the discretion of each member, and is not compulsory.)

Discussion Questions!

1. What purpose does each of the five factions serve in society? What personality types are drawn toward each faction? Do you think these factions represent every basic personality type and fulfill all the basic needs of people? If not, what faction(s) would you create to fill any gaps?
2. What was the reason behind the creation of the factions? Do you agree of disagree that such a system is a beneficial way to structure society? Do you think the factions are working "towards a better society and a better world" (p. 44) as they say they are? What about the structure seems to be working for Tris's society? What doesn't seem to be working at all?
3. What faction do you think you would have been born into, given you family and it's values? Which faction would you select at your Choosing Ceremony? Why? How would you feel about making a decision that would determine your life's course at the age of sixteen?
4. What choices have you made that have transformed you? What future choices might you also make, and how do you think that they would change you?
5. How does the idea of "faction before blood" come into play throughout the book? Do you think this idea has a place in today's society, or is it contrary to what most people believe? In our society, what ideas and beliefs are people loyal to in the way Tris's society is loyal to in the concept of the factions?
6. Why is Tris's government run only by members of Abnegation? Do you think this is a good idea? Do you agree with her father's statement that "valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and what leads men into dark and empty places" (p. 35)? Why or why not?
7. What does it mean to be factionless in Tris's society? How does a person become factionless?
8. Tris says about Candor, "It must require bravery to be honest all the time" (p. 62). Do you agree? Which do you think is a braver faction? Dauntless or Candor? Would you like to live in a society like Candor, where everyone tells the truth no matter how hard it is to hear?
9. During initiation, is it selfish of Tris to crave victory, or is it brave? Do Tris's friends have to a right to be jealous when she's ranked above them? If you were Tris, would you forgive then for their reactions?
10. How does initiation change and transform Tris? Do you think she made the right faction choice? How do you think she might have changed if she had chosen on of the other factions?
11. What is the difference between being fearless and learning to control your fears? Do you believe anyone can be truly fearless? What does Tris mean when she says that "half of bravery is perspective" (p. 458)?
12. Is Four's desire to be "brave and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest" (p. 405) realistic in the society in which he lives? Discuss examples of people in our own world who successfully bridge different cultures, perspectives, or ways of living. 
13. Tris's mom says, "Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again" (p. 441). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
14. At the beginning of the book, Tris does not understand what it means to be Divergent. How do you think she would explain it by the end of the book?
15. When Tris encounters her old neighbor Robert after their Choosing Ceremony, he is concerned about her choice and insists, "You should be happy" (p. 127). Tris responds, "The goal of my life isn't just... to be happy" (p. 128). If Robert had then asked what is the goal of Tris's life, what do you think she would've said? If asked again at the end of the book, do you think she'd answer the same way? How would you answer this question, if asked?

Leave your answers in the comments below, and next week, I'll answer these questions myself!

Profile: Tobias "Four" Eaton

Info:

Faction of Origin: Abnegation

Faction of Choice: Dauntless

Initiation: Passed. Works in control room, and trains initiate's. 

Parent's: Marcus Eaton, Evelyn Johnson

Sibling(s): None

Friends: Zeke, Amar

Aptitude test results: Abnegation

Girlfriend: Beatrice "Tris" Prior

Enemies: Eric, Jeanine, Peter, Marcus

Profile: Beatrice "Tris" Prior

Info:
Faction of Origin: Abnegation
Faction of Choice: Dauntless
Initiation: Passed
Parents: Andrew and Natalie Prior
Sibling(s): Caleb Prior
Friends: Christina
Aptitude test Results: Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless. Divergent.
Boyfriend: Tobias "Four" Eaton
Enemies: Peter, and Jeanine Matthews