

This is not a choice to be made lightly, as the faction to which a person belongs is seen to be a critical part of who they are and is deemed more important than family. This will be followed by a choosing ceremony, in which she will make the ultimate choice: to stay with her family in Abnegation or transfer to a new faction in which she will spend the rest of her life. However, she finds its uniformity confining and does not believe that she is sufficiently selfless to belong in this faction.Īt the start of the novel, Beatrice, like other people her age, is due to undergo an aptitude test which is supposed to indicate the faction to which she is best suited. She recognizes that this faction must look ideal from the outside, as it offers a peaceful existence and everyone helps one another. Beatrice has spent her whole life living with her parents and brother in Abnegation, but she has never felt as though she fits in.
