the community

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Jonas lives in a community ruled by The Elders who dictate a policy of Sameness and total conformity. Scientists have engineered the climate so that harvests are always plentiful. Citizens' lives are fully controlled, from their marriages and jobs to the things they can see and hear.
"For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure."