Me VS We

Throughout the course of the novel our main character and her family members and friends are consistently confronted with the factors of choosing between themselves and the group. There is the instance of Cory finally admitting that she cares more for Keith than she does Lauren. There is the instance of Harry deciding whether or not to leave Lauren after she reveals her empathy to the two survivors of the cul-de-sac fire. When does ‘we’ become ‘me’ and when are instances where one must unite? In the beginning of Chapter 17 

“Embrace diversity.

Unite-

Or be divided,

Robbed

Ruled,

Killed

By those that see you as prey.

Embrace diversity or be destroyed.” (Butler 541, Digital copy.)

Is it possible to survive alone in this dystopia? Or do all loners end up like Keith or his victim that is hiking to Alaska? When would an instance of division instead of unity be the best course of action?