BC Journal 4
In the book, rules and numbers play overreaches community. Close everyone except a few people must adhere to. Failure to comply with these rules has every member of the community under stress and tension. Rules in the community of the story have to be adhered to precisely, or there will be consequences. The importance of rules is signified from the beginning of the story; Jonas is frightened when an airplane flies over the community (Lowry, 1) since the rules strictly forbids this. Even in a classroom setting, when Asher uses a word in the wrong context, the teacher rectifies him immediately (Lowry, ...