The citizens of the society are required to follow a strict set of rules and if they get out of line the Committee will know because of the surveillance system set up in the community. When Jonas broke a rule an announcement was made specifically for him and afterwards, “No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcement had been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse” (Lowry 23). The Committee sees all and when citizens act up an announcement is made to the community in order to correct the wrongs a person made and inform others what not to do. The surveillance in the community is used to perfect citizen’s actions and make sure that everyone complies with the rules. Since the people are always being watched, it puts some citizens on edge. While Jonas tells The Giver that he likes the memory of love, “He glanced nervously at the speaker on the wall, reassuring himself that no one was listening” (Lowry 126). The people in Jonas’s society are careful about what they speak about because the surveillance system picks everything up and can get them in trouble. Since the speaker system restrains people from saying anything they want their freedom of speech becomes
The citizens of the society are required to follow a strict set of rules and if they get out of line the Committee will know because of the surveillance system set up in the community. When Jonas broke a rule an announcement was made specifically for him and afterwards, “No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcement had been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse” (Lowry 23). The Committee sees all and when citizens act up an announcement is made to the community in order to correct the wrongs a person made and inform others what not to do. The surveillance in the community is used to perfect citizen’s actions and make sure that everyone complies with the rules. Since the people are always being watched, it puts some citizens on edge. While Jonas tells The Giver that he likes the memory of love, “He glanced nervously at the speaker on the wall, reassuring himself that no one was listening” (Lowry 126). The people in Jonas’s society are careful about what they speak about because the surveillance system picks everything up and can get them in trouble. Since the speaker system restrains people from saying anything they want their freedom of speech becomes