During late November, near December, Jonas was frightenedbecause of the single pilot jet that flew over the community twice.People were told to stop what they were doing and ordered to go to the nearest building. "It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."
Chapter 3 
Jonas is nervous about the Twelve ceremony. At NINE , children get a bike and could only ride at that age. "Shebecame a Nine that year, and got her bicycle. I’d beenteaching her to ride mine, even though technically I wasn’tsupposed to.” Jonas laughed. It was one of the few rules that was not"
Chapter 3 
Rules are very hard to change. The RECIEVER is themost important Elder. He lived and worked alone. Hewould be the one that determines the change in rules. TheCeremony of Twelve is the most important. "The Receiver was the most important Elder. Jonas had never even seen him, that he knew of;someone in a position of such importance lived and worked alone."
Chapter 4 
Everyone in the community has dark eyes. Jonas, the baby, and a female have pale(light) eyes. It was considered rude to point out people’s differences. The Mirror is not forbidden but they are not used in this world. "Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes. His parents did, and Lily did, members and friends. But there were a few exceptions:Jonas himself, and a female
Jonas was playing catch with Asher and suddenly in mid-air he saw the apple change. He saw 4 more times but when he took it home he couldn’t see it change anymore. "the apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered."
The Eights, they started their first volunteer hours staying in groups of friends. They did there hours and recreation duties first. They had faced their first freedom of choice. "But with guidance, as they developed self-confidence and maturity, they moved on to other jobs, gravitating toward those that would suittheir own interests and skills.A male Eleven named Benjamin had done his entire nearly-Four years in the Rehabilitation Center, working withcitizens who had been injured.
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