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The setting in this story is important and really affects the plot. If the place or time in this story was changed, the plot could change in many ways, and important factors in Divergent might lose complete sense. The way the characters react to the society and time they live in has lots to do with their personality. If this was changed, the characters would have completely different personalities. The place the story takes place in has conflict, this literally means that the whole plot of war and revolution is based in the certain weird society the author chose her story to happen. In Divergent, the time is modern because many of the events in the plot need high technology to happen. Examples are the several simulations the characters go through. Simulations in this book need high technology to happen! This is why the setting in Divergent should definitely not be changed.