Divergent Chapter 34 Quotes
Divergent Chapter 34 Quotes
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Quote 1
She presses her palms together. I see no vicious glee in her eyes, and not a hint of the sadism I expect. She is more machine than maniac. She sees problems and forms solutions based on the data she collects. Abnegation stood in the way of her desire for power, so she found a way to eliminate it. She didn't have an army, so she found one in Dauntless. She knew that she would need to control large groups of people in order to stay secure, so she developed a way to do it with serums and transmitters. Divergence is just another problem for her to solve, and that is what makes her so terrifying—because she is smart enough to solve anything, even the problem of our existence. (34.38)
"Enough with Tris already" (you're probably saying), "what about other people's identities?" Well, since we see everyone else through Tris's eyes, we get less info on their identities. It's possible that everyone is as conflicted as Tris and she just doesn't know it. When Tris talks about her own identity, there's lots of "maybe"s and "I am X—no, I am Y. Wait, I am Z." But when Tris is looking at Jeanine Matthews, Tris knows exactly what her identity is—evil computer lady.
Quote 2
"Currently, the factionless are a drain on our resources," Jeanine replies. "As is Abnegation. I am sure that once the remains of your old faction are absorbed into the Dauntless army, Candor will cooperate and we will finally be able to get on with things."
Absorbed into the Dauntless army. I know what that means—she wants to control them, too. She wants everyone to be pliable and easy to control. (34.26-7)
Here's Jeanine laying out her plans for what she would do with power: get rid of the factionless and make Abnegation go away. Well, that sure clears up that question.