As I continue to read this book it gets more and more interesting. The amount of symbolism in this book is amazing and kind of eerily similar to our society in many ways. In the book they just had the ceremony of twelve which the event where they give every child their permanent job based on what the elders have observed about them. I believe that this is very similar to how getting a job in our society is, based on how well you do in school and what you major in you are limited to certain careers and are unable to pursue others regardless of anything you do. Jonas is very anxious about the event, he is worried that he will be stuck with a job he doesn’t have a passion for or one that is not prestigious. When they are calling up the twelves
