Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
After two books spent trapped inside a fenced-in Chicago (and not even knowing for sure that it's Chicago at all), we finally get to see the outside world in Allegiant. "The world beyond ours is fu...
What's Up With the Title?
The Allegiant is the titular rebel organization "allied with the original purpose of our city" (4.13). They "claim that we're meant to be in factions because we've been in them since the beginning"...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
EPIGRAPH: Every question that can be answered must beAnswered or at least engaged.Illogical thought processes must beChallenged when they arise.Wrong answers must be corrected.Correct answers must...
What's Up With the Ending?
As you'd expect from the conclusion to an epic trilogy, a ton of stuff goes down at the end of Allegiant. Basically the entire Bureau of Genetic Welfare is brainwashed into forgetting the whole "ge...
Tough-o-Meter
Just as the leap from Divergent to Insurgent didn't require pursuing a master's degree in Post-Apocalyptic Studies, Allegiant is at the same reading level as the two books before it. Tris ends up l...