The Dauntless faction values physical strength above all else, and like Fight Club, the best way to display your physical strength is to beat the snot out of another person. As a result, Dauntless is a bloody, gory place… as is the entirety of the world of Four. They may think that violence is the solution to all problems, but sometimes it just causes more.
Questions About Violence
- What is Tobias/Four's experience with violence when he lives in Abnegation? How does he feel about violence then, and how does this attitude change when he switches to Dauntless?
- Why is Dauntless so focused on violence? Why don't have they have other ways to show bravery?
- Why does Dauntless become more violent under Eric's leadership? How do other members feel about this? How do new initiates react and behave differently than those who were initiated alongside Four?