So he was pretty much normal compared to everyone else, right? Well, that all depends on your idea of normal. In this community, everyone is supposed to be equal as kids. Everything is in black and white, everyone has the same rules depending on their ages, everyone tells the truth. Here is an example of how strict this community is. “You may lie” (68) is a quote that Jonas was struggling with because all his life he was told what to do, how to act, how to talk, and now after all of these years, he can just blow off all of those rules like they never existed. this follows the theme of individuality because Jonas finally receives his assignment, but now he is already struggling with the thought of being and individual. This is sort of where the theme of individuality starts to develop. Jonas is just receiving his assignment and has so much ahead of him that he didn’t know about yet. But in the future you will see how he develops
So he was pretty much normal compared to everyone else, right? Well, that all depends on your idea of normal. In this community, everyone is supposed to be equal as kids. Everything is in black and white, everyone has the same rules depending on their ages, everyone tells the truth. Here is an example of how strict this community is. “You may lie” (68) is a quote that Jonas was struggling with because all his life he was told what to do, how to act, how to talk, and now after all of these years, he can just blow off all of those rules like they never existed. this follows the theme of individuality because Jonas finally receives his assignment, but now he is already struggling with the thought of being and individual. This is sort of where the theme of individuality starts to develop. Jonas is just receiving his assignment and has so much ahead of him that he didn’t know about yet. But in the future you will see how he develops