A 16-year old boy named Lawson lives in future Chicago. The society is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation:The selfless, Dauntless:The brave, Erudite:The intelligent, Candor:The honest, and Amity:The Peaceful. Lawson takes the aptitude test and is finds out that he is divergent... the most endangered type of people in the city. Can Lawson survive?