【 akrasia (noun): the state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgment through weakness of will 】 Avelyn Winthrop is rich and intelligent, a normality among others her age that live in Erudite. However, when she chooses to join Dauntless on a whim, all of the meaning in those two things disintegrates. All that matters now is her ability to be strong, and it wavers when she meets someone who completely changes her view of life: Eric.