Life as an adult

Finally is time for the Ceremonies. The first day the nurturers present the newborn babies to their assigned families and give them their names. Also was the ceremony of Loss that was because of the death of this little kid named Caleb, the family that loss the kid got another baby named Caleb again. After the ceremony of Two Three Four Fives Six Sevens and finally eight. It was Lily's turn, she got her identifying jacket with pockets. The next day they sit in order of their numbers given at birth. Jonas was number 19 by his sides he has Fiona and Asher. It was almost Jonas turn he was nervous the chief of elder called 18 Asher was given his assignment she went back to her sit and then the chief of elder called number 20, she skipped Jonas! Jonas was really concerned, he thought that

was a mistake and that he would be called later, but it did not happened. Everybody was murmuring about what happened, Jonas was thinking any bad thing he had made and asked himself why did she skipped him? Later when everyone was called the chief of elder explained everyone that she did not made a mistake that she in purpose skipped Jonas. She said that Jonas will be the next Receiver of Memory he had the qualities necessary Intelligence, Integrity, Courage and that he will be trained to get wisdom. They had seen him grow and that this would not be a wrong decision. Jonas was very confused of what his assignment was, we turned around looked everybody was looking at him and the Thing that 'changed' happened again, he saw the people change like the apple and that effect just disappeared in a blink. The people started chanting his name. JONAS JONAS JONAS JONAS

Text Responses: 

   

"Jonas was identified as a possible Receiver many years ago. We have observed him 

meticulously. There were no dreams of uncertainty.  

"He has shown all of the qualities that a Receiver must have." (62)

 - When i read this part of the story i saw that the members of the community are fully 

observed since they are born so that way they dont choose wrong your assignment, that

 is why they know that Jonas has the qualities. So maybe what i can infer about yhis is 

that your life in this community is all controled and prepared so if you had absolute 

freedom in what you choose then this will change your future. 

 But when he looked out across the crowd, the sea of faces, the  thing happened again.  

The thing that had happened with the apple.   They changed. (64) 

-When i read this part of the book i predicted that what changed was the color i dont know 

why but i predicted the same when the thing that something changed happened with the 

apple, I maybe thought how could size change? But i still what to answer this question of 

what really changes and why does this only happens to Jonas? Or does this also happens to 

someone else but they dont actually say it. 

Final Thoughts     
In these last chapters i read i can see that the community has your life made up and you can't 

change it, you have to follow the rules. The ceremonies has something new to give you but you

can't have that before, for example bicycles you earn them at nine not before not after. People

in this community dont actually had the chance to choose something; except volunteer hours, 

so they don't know what it is to choose so they dont protest, they live like everybody else and

no one is different and thats all.