Our class has watched plenty of Divergent, and currently, there are a couple of lists going around about who we think is in which faction. But if I had to choose, I would say I’m a Hunger Games girl through and through. Instead of taking this time to double down on categorizing Anika as our Dauntless queen, I think I’m going to assign every person a district.
This is actually a completely comprehensive and objective list that is NOT open for discussion. As a matter of fact, if you have any disagreements, please email jonathan.p.smith@yale.edu with the email subject “urgent.”
This list is in no order other than how your name popped into my head:
Anika
Anika, the most daring and Dauntless person you will ever meet. She also seems super sweet, but I have seen the dark sides of her Dauntless ways (please delete the reel from the shared album, I beg). Dear Anika, if you delete the reel, I’ll put you in the Capitol, but for now, you are District 12, and I increased the age for reaping, so may the odds be ever in your favor. ♥️
Evie
Evie, my sneaker funny queen. You are District Five, power and electricity. One, because your personality is electric, and two because, well…nonetheless, you are most definitely District Five!
Paul
Are books a luxury item? I’m going to say yes, and for that, you are in District 1, which makes luxury items. I think at first, they would try to get you to blow glass or something, but once you said a $5 word like, I don’t know… equivocate, they would have you churning out some fiction books! Get to work, but be careful: all fiction must be Capitol propaganda. If you write any social commentary that looks at wealth inequality and the inhumane reality of the games… well, it’s the chopping block for you, my District One king.
Jonathan
Jonathan, you are a Peacekeeper in District 12 who suddenly got super interested in TB in their coal mines! I believe your love for the work you do would transcend universes, and you would probably be doing the same thing in Hunger Games! Please save Katniss’s dad!
Ben
Ben is most definitely District 3, which is general electronics! The way you knew your way around setting up Ballad of Songbirds on your laptop, techno king! Hold this 👑. They eventually promote you to the mayor, where you screen district-wide movie nights until the Capitol fires you for being a District apologist.
Yusuf
Yusuf, also known as power, you are with my girl Evie! You bring the power to her electricity in District 5. That being said, you would also, lowkey, be a medic for the Capitol. After all that studying and hard work on applications, we’re all so proud of you for getting into Capitol Med School 🙌🏿
Sofia
Sofia, I’m not going to lie: you were probably born in the Capitol but got kicked out with my boy Coriolanus for talking during a lecture. Now, you are a Peacekeeper in District 11, which is agriculture. Before being kicked out, you actually worked as a sous chef in the capital, but now that you’re a Peacekeeper, you revolutionize food by teaching everyone how to make Gnocchi pasta featuring baby marrow (Yum!) They soon send you back to the Capitol, where you continue your work as a sous chef!
Elon
My girl Elon is low-key the main character. District 13 ALL THE WAY. You are the entire REBEL group. The bombing of the 10th Hunger Games stadium? Yeah, that was Elon. Starting the whistle in District 11? Yeah, Elon came up with the whistle melody. To be honest, like I always say, Peeta and Katniss stole the berry idea from my girl Elon. Shake my head; people need to be unique. If Katniss hadn’t grown some balls and saved the day, my girl Elon would have single-handedly dismantled the Hunger Games.
Emma
Emma, I don’t know; you may be the true divergent queen. I think, just like Sejanus’ family, you are District born (specifically 9, which is grain) but became incredibly rich during the first war between the Districts and the Capitol due to this really yummy vegan and vegetarian non-perishable product you created. Now, all vegans and vegetarians can fight in the war without risk of dying of hunger! Unfortunately, the immediate impact of this is the Capitol wins! But to combat that, you’ve lowkey been siphoning money to Elon! Keep up the good fight, comrade.
Seli
Capitol queen. Lowkey, you know the Hunger Games are bad, but you keep tuning in every year…The Flickerman family is just too funny! I believe you and Cinna were really close friends, so when he died, you finally decided to protest the games, but anonymously from your phone (That’ll show them!).
Antonia
Antonia, my film queen. Honestly, I think you are also District 3, general electronics! But you show so much promise they send you to the Capitol to record the Hunger Games; your year becomes the most viewed year (yay?). But because you have a strong moral code, you hate how your art is used for evil. As a result, you decide to run off to District 13 to record Elo—sorry—Katniss’ Catching Fire speech. So proud of you, my rebel queen.
Georgie
Georgie, you are District 8, textiles because you stay fitted up. And that purse you always rock? Literally, the girls want to be you. You single-handedly keep the Capitol looking so avant-garde we forget they’re the oppressors. Not gonna lie; I couldn’t even focus on how Effie Trinket was used as a tool for the Capitol when she was wearing that bomb-ass purple fit. Keep it up, queen. Every world needs a Tyra, and you got it on lock!
