Shindle 31 NONCONFORMITY AS MAN’S TRUE IDENTITY: DIVERGENT Introduction I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent. And I can’t be controlled. Nonconformism as defined in the Mirriam Webster dictionary is the “ refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule or practice.” In religious terms nonconformity is defined as the ‘unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values’ and ‘Non-conformists’ are considered as those who are rebels or