Jeanine Matthews



Unknown
at an Office in Abnegation Headquarters.
Erudite Council Representative[Divergent 4]
- She is Erudite‘s only city council representative, she was selected based on her IQ store. [Divergent 4]
- Before she was a leader, she worked with Cara. They were trying to develop a longer-lasting serum for the simulations. [Divergent 25]
- She is the voice behind the simulations for the Aptitude Test. [Divergent 28]
- She developed the Aptitude Test. [Divergent 28]
- She developed the serum that was injected into the Dauntless, turning them into “sleepwalkers”. [Divergent 34]
- She wants a new government based on wealth, comfort, and prosperity. [Divergent 34]
- She developed a serum for the Divergent. [Divergent 34]
- She injects Four with the Divergent serum and sends him to the Control Room. [Divergent 34]
- She sends Tris to Room B13 to be executed. [Divergent 34]
Deirdre Lovejoy
Join us for our Character Close-Up of Jeanine Matthews in April!


Divergent Ch 4, Divergent Ch 25, Divergent Ch 30, Divergent Ch 31, Divergent Ch 33, Divergent Ch 36, Divergent Ch 37, Divergent Ch 38


“That is amazing advice for anyone struggling with a villain– you have to look at the darkest parts of yourself in order to make a villain convincing. The part that is so desperate to live forever that he would split his soul into seven pieces (Voldemort). Or, in my case, the part that cares more about my own comfort than providing for those who are truly needy (Jeanine).