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Identity Quotes in Allegiant

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"Abnegation produces deeply serious people. […] I've noticed that when people switch to Dauntless, it creates some of the same types. Erudite who switch to Dauntless tend to turn cruel and brutal." (34.94)

Okay, as silly as these labels have become by this point, they do still have some interesting things to say about human psychology. Someone brave and smart can act pretty darn evil, and someone brave and selfless (like Tris) might just end up dying in a blaze of glory. Nobody is ever just one thing.