Divergent

by

Veronica Roth

Andrew Prior Character Analysis

Beatrice Prior’s father, a power leader in the Abnegation community. After Beatrice leaves Abnegation for Dauntless, Andrew is widely criticized for his poor parenting—much to Beatrice’s distress. At the end of the novel, Andrew risks his safety to protect his city from the military coup, and bravely sacrifices his life to protect his daughter.

Andrew Prior Quotes in Divergent

The Divergent quotes below are all either spoken by Andrew Prior or refer to Andrew Prior. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Identity, Choice, and Divergence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

We walk together to the kitchen. On these mornings when my brother makes breakfast, and my father’s hand skims my hair as he reads the newspaper, and my mother hums as she clears the table— it is on these mornings that I feel guiltiest for wanting to leave them.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Natalie Prior, Andrew Prior, Caleb Prior
Page Number: 3
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Chapter 4 Quotes

“You know why,” my father says. “Because we have something they want. Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. We should be thankful that we know better.” I nod. I know I will not choose Erudite, even though my test results suggested that I could. I am my father’s daughter.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Andrew Prior (speaker)
Page Number: 35-36
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Chapter 36 Quotes

“I’m factionless now.”
“No, you aren’t,” my father says sternly. “You’re with us.”

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Andrew Prior (speaker)
Page Number: 449
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 38 Quotes

I have done this before—in my fear landscape, with the gun in my hand, a voice shouting at me to fire at the people I love. I volunteered to die instead, that time, but I can’t imagine how that would help me now. But I just know, I know what the right thing to do is. My father says—used to say—that there is power in self-sacrifice. I turn the gun in my hands and press it into Tobias’s palm.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Tobias / Four, Andrew Prior
Page Number: 475
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Andrew Prior Quotes in Divergent

The Divergent quotes below are all either spoken by Andrew Prior or refer to Andrew Prior. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Identity, Choice, and Divergence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

We walk together to the kitchen. On these mornings when my brother makes breakfast, and my father’s hand skims my hair as he reads the newspaper, and my mother hums as she clears the table— it is on these mornings that I feel guiltiest for wanting to leave them.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Natalie Prior, Andrew Prior, Caleb Prior
Page Number: 3
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 4 Quotes

“You know why,” my father says. “Because we have something they want. Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. We should be thankful that we know better.” I nod. I know I will not choose Erudite, even though my test results suggested that I could. I am my father’s daughter.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Andrew Prior (speaker)
Page Number: 35-36
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 36 Quotes

“I’m factionless now.”
“No, you aren’t,” my father says sternly. “You’re with us.”

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Andrew Prior (speaker)
Page Number: 449
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 38 Quotes

I have done this before—in my fear landscape, with the gun in my hand, a voice shouting at me to fire at the people I love. I volunteered to die instead, that time, but I can’t imagine how that would help me now. But I just know, I know what the right thing to do is. My father says—used to say—that there is power in self-sacrifice. I turn the gun in my hands and press it into Tobias’s palm.

Related Characters: Beatrice Prior / Tris (speaker), Tobias / Four, Andrew Prior
Page Number: 475
Explanation and Analysis: