byis about a dystopian future society that is governed by an
extensive and strict set of rules. For instance, it was against the rules for Pilots to fly
over the community. There are also rules against nudity: And the nakedness, too. It was
against the rules for children or adults to look at anothers nakedness; but the rule did not
apply to newchildren or the Old. There are even rules governing rudeness.
The rules dictate how one person interacts with others, both in public and within the
family unit, and even how families are formed. For instance, within this society, couples no
longer marry and bear children together. Children are essentially bred by a group of underclass
women whose job is solely to reproduce. Theof the book, , thinks about the rules and the
punishment of release. Lowry writes,
]]>One night at the
dinner table, Jonas sister Lily recounts her dream, in which she had, against the rules, been
riding her mothers...
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