How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Congratulations. Your result was textbook Abnegation." (1.6)
Why does Tobias get this result? What does it mean for the validity of the aptitude test when Tobias chooses Dauntless despite his Abnegation label?
Quote #2
[The homeless man] wears black Candor pants, patched with blue Erudite fabric, and a gray Abnegation shirt. (1.35)
By wearing the clothes of so many factions, this man is both everything and, by being all factions, he is no faction. He is nobody.
Quote #3
It never occurred to me before that I could refuse to give my name, or that I could give a false one, construct a new identity for myself. (1.210)
Tobias is used to be being told what to do, how to act, and who to be by both his abusive father and the oppressive faction system. This revelation becomes a source of great internal power for Tobias. It gives him control over his own life that he never had.