In chapter thirty-one in Divergent, Tobias makes an important statement that pretty much sums up the theme for everything I have read so far. He states, "'We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest" (Roth 405).
Each of the characteristics Tobias mentions (brave, selfless, smart, ect.) are the values of each faction.
For a while now, we understand that Tris is struggling being Divergent. She doesn't quite understand why she can't have multiple virtues. This is why she is Divergent to begin with. This quote picks up all those thoughts from Tris and puts them into a simple statement.
Veronica Roth definitely reveals theme through the characters: their struggles, ideas, actions, ect. as seen in this quote. I also believe that this is why she decided to write this book. She may have felt a need to let people know that we shouldn't sort ourselves into one group just based on one of our characteristics because it doesn't end up well. Only focusing on your faction or one skill doesn't create a functioning society: diversity should be valued.
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