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Why would they not let them have their job they want, but instead they will pick it for them and the might give you a job you don't like or a job you do like and the one thing is, why do they control them

Characters

jonas: has pail eyes, main character.
lily: jonas's sister, work with babys or whatever.

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Jonas is about to have his Ceremony of Twelve where he will be given his assignment for the rest of his life. He is apprehensive about the assignment or job he will receive

why do they get chores for living an everyday life?

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Jonas and his family receive Gabriel, a new child Jonas' father must look after for a while. Lily, Jonas' sister, says she wants to be a birthmother but is persuaded to seek another job. Jonas wonders about the apple he saw change the month before

The Apple
what happened to the apple? what is different abt it?

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Jonas meets Asher so that they can do their mandatory volunteer hours together. Children from eight to eleven volunteer at different locations daily to develop skills and get a sense of their occupational interests.

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Jonas reveals during the dream-telling with his family that he had a dream where he was trying to give Fiona a bath. Jonas is embarrassed to be sharing the dream, but his mother explains that the dream was the first of his Stirrings.

How come they have no cars i feel that they are keeping them in unless they get "lost"

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One child is named Caleb and is given as a replacement child to a family whose Four, also named Caleb, had fallen into the river and drowned. Jonas remembers the Ceremony of Mourning for the drowned boy, in which everyone murmured the lost child's name softer and softer until it seemed to fade away entirely.

did he fall in the river on purpose?

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During the Ceremony of Twelve, a ceremony when children become adults and are given their jobs (or assignments) for their lives, Jonas's number is skipped by the Chief Elder, the elected leader of the community. Jonas follows the rules, but he is also different than others in his community.

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Chapter 8 ends with Jonas confused about his future as the new Receiver of Memory. He feels fear because he will have to endure physical pain and will be alienated from his friends and family, but he feels pride because the members of the community are in awe of him — and he hasn't done anything yet.

why do they act like a kult

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In Chapter 9, Jonas realizes that his life will never be the same as a result of having been selected as the new Receiver of Memory. At the conclusion of the December Ceremony, Jonas immediately feels "separate, different." People move aside for him to pass, and his peers are unsure of how to act toward him.

why cant they tell their dreams anymore?

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Chapter 10 of The Giver is a key chapter as it is where Jonas, and the reader, really begin to understand not only his role as the new Receiver of Memory, but also the role of memories themselves. Jonas is shocked to learn that the Receiver has memories of all places and times.

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Chapter 11 of The Giver is about Jonas' first experiences receiving memories from the Receiver of Memories who is in charge of holding on to the world's memories. The Giver begins by transmitting the memory of sledding down a hill in the snow. Then, Jonas receives the memory of sunshine

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In Chapter 12, Jonas withholds from his mother that he has been dreaming about the memories he has received. He has also begun to See Beyond, an ability for which the Elders selected him to become the Receiver of Memories. One of the first things Jonas notices is the color of Fiona's hair

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In Chapter 13, The Giver transmits a painful memory of an elephant hunt to Jonas, during which an elephant is shot and killed for its tusks.

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In Chapter 14 of Lois Lowry's book The Giver, The Giver shares a very painful memory with Jonas, which causes Jonas to question the logic of the two of them being the only holders of painful memories. Later, Jonas transmits a happy memory of sailing to Gabriel to comfort the restless child.

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In Chapter 15, Jonas arrives to see The Giver in significant pain and is given the acutely painful memory of warfare that is overwhelming The Giver. In this memory, Jonas experiences excruciating pain and hears the cries of wounded and dying men around him.

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In Chapter 16 of The Giver, Jonas spends some days reeling from the memory of war. However, he returns to the Giver and receives many other memories of happiness such as a birthday party and horse ride. Jonas begins to understand the meaning of individuality and sees art and colors he never knew existed before

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Returning from the river, Jonas sees Asher and his friends playing a game of war. He tries to explain to Asher that the game is a cruel mockery of the terrible realities of war. Asher doesn't understand him, and angrily responds that he has to play these games because of his job in recreation.

Why was jonus so upset?

Where were they playing the game "war"?

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What Happens in Chapter 19 of The Giver? Jonas explains that he asked about release because his father was scheduled to release a new child one in a set of identical twins that morning. The rule is that the smaller of two identical twins is released

Why were they chanting jonus's name and why all of the sudden is jonus leaving?

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Janas  and the Giver make a plan for Jonas to escape and release all his memories, but Jonas has to leave earlier than expected when he realizes that his father is going to release the baby, Gabriel, the next morning because he cries all night and they cannot get him to sleep without Jonas.

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Jonas has made his escape with Gabe. However, he meets challenges he could not have planned on. The first of these challenges is how the road changes and becomes more difficult as he moves further from the community. The rough road makes his bicycle tip and he is hurt.

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The Giver is the conclusion of the novel and ends Jonas' journey to escape the community and find a safe haven for Gabriel. "Jonas felt more and more certain that the destination lay ahead of him, very near now in the night that was approaching. None of his senses confirmed it.