A cikin Chicago na bayan-apocalyptic (duk da cewa ba a bayyana wannan ba har sai Allegiant), an rarraba masu tsira zuwa ƙungiyoyi biyar: Abnegation, da rashin son kai; Amity, da zaman lafiya; Candor, da gaskiya; Dauntless, da jarumi; da kuma Erudite, da basira. Dukkanin 'yan shekaru goma sha shida ana gwada su don sanin wane bangare ne suka fi dacewa, amma suna zaɓar bangarensu a lokacin Zaɓin Zaɓuɓɓuka. Wadanda ba su kammala ƙaddamarwa ba sun zama "factionless, <unk> suna zaune a kan tituna. Tambaya: Yaya yawancin ƙungiyoyin da suka tsira suka rarraba a cikin duniya na Allegiant
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