Strict and Perfection

Previously in the Giver, Jonas is about to turn twelve, and he is about to face the biggest life changing event in his community; he is really nervious because in this ceremony he will know what he will do for the rest of his life. Everybody from the group of the elevens is having this ceremony which will assign them the job they will have for their future adult life. In Jonas comunity they have a lot of ceremonies, like the ceremony of nine in which you get to learn how to ride a bike, the ceremony of release and many more; but the most important ceremony of all is the ceremony of twelve. Everything must go right in this ceremony because this comunity is really interested in perfection. For example, if you brake one of the important rules in this comunity you will get released. Nobody knows what exsactly the word "release" means but you aren¨t allowed to say it. Also every body has to volunteer hours once a day so the elders( persons who pick your job when you grow up ) know what you are interested in. Futher more, this comunity bases alot of importance in family, for example, Lily, Jonas little sister said a joke about keeping a new born child his father was taking care of and her mother said that every family unit must only have a boy an a girl. So in conclusion this comunity has a lot of rules that can¨t be broken so they can be perfect.



"Almost every citizen in the comunity had dark eyes. His parents did, and Lily did, and so did all of his group memebers and friends. But there were a few exceptions: Jonas himself,and a female Five who he had noticed had the different lighter eyes" (20). What this makes me wonder is why is every body is sort of the same, for example why does everyone have the same or similar eye color besides the three people? Then I satart to wonder how is this place in which everyone has the same eye color, I also think about, f this is how it was before? All of this things makes me think how weird is this comunity getting as I read further more in this book. So in conclusion every weird event that is happening is making me wonder more and more about this comunity.

So finally this book is bringing to my mind alot of new ideas on how to see the world. Also it makes me realize that we need to apreciate what we have because one day we might be under tons and tons of rules we can¨t brake. Also, this makes me realize that life is meaning full no matter what and it doesn¨t matter who you are and what your job is you are always meaningful. so we need to start thinking and apreciating our lifes before we can¨t feel pain or pleasure. To summarize this book has brought a lot of new feelings and ideas into my mind.