The giver:

Chapter 1:
Characters: jonas.
Precision of language.
Jonas did not know how to put his emotions into words; in the end he decided he was
eager and apprehensive.
Family: jonas, his parents, and lily
They do a ritual called telling of feelings every night at dinner
Rule: everyone gets assigned their job at 12
Rule: they can only have family of four; one boy and one girl
Rule: your spouses are chosen by the elders
Rule: if someone commits crime 3 times, the would be released
Rule: the telling of feelings is a must
What do you take away from the first chapter?
Its a very rule abiding society. Very controlled. The feelings are corrected so that
there is no resentment or anything like that to put harm to good society