The Best Line

       Although Allegiant is a very good book with many great lines there was one that stood out to me. "'If genetically pure people caused war and total devastation in the past at the same magnitude that genetically damaged people supposedly do now, then what's the basis for thinking that we need to spend so many resources and so much time working to correct genetic damage? What's the use of the experiments at all, except to convince the right people that the government is doing something to make all our lives better, even though it's not?'" -Nita
       I feel as if this quote outlines the main problem in the society that these people live in. It's almost as if history has repeated itself and people are again being judged for things they can't control, such as race, religion, or  in this case, genetics. But, instead of actually trying to fix the problems that society faces, the government is putting so much time into convincing people that they're trying to fix the problems. This creates a distinct divide in society because one group believes they are better than the other and tension is created.
       This quote shows how the plot progresses because eventually the tension led to war and conflict, like the Purity War (a war between the genetically damaged and the genetically pure that eventually led to the creation the the experiment cities.) But because nothing has been done to create more equality in society, the only result can be more rebellion from the genetically damaged and eventually more war and pain. You can see this in the quote because people who are genetically damaged, such as Nita, are obviously upset with the way that the leaders handled the situation and plan to do something about it.