In the chapters you read for this lesson, Jonas finds out what role he will play in his community. However, after the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas leaves the auditorium even more worried than he was before. What theme is suggested by the events that begin the novel’s rising action?
Unless you learn your weaknesses, you can never know yourself.
Even in a safe place, it’s easy to become frightened.
Wherever people gather together, there will be dishonesty.
A society based on control may have some dark secrets.