The Giver and Jonas discuss how to change the organization of their society so that everyone shares painful memories (rather than one person bearing the burden). The Giver argues that change is nearly impossible because their society has been organized this way for a very long time. Jonas believes they should still try to make their desired changes. In a constructed response (one paragraph), defend Jonas’s position. Why is it important to challenge the established social order in The Giver? Do you believe these arguments are also true in your own society? Cite evidence from the text to support your argument.

Jonas is 100% correct I think all the pain shouldn't be just on one person. But with the way the story is set up I think there should be just a few people in The Giver position to split everything up. I mean this is just a kid getting put in a situation that not even most adults are capable of handling and he has to live with it for the rest of his life. Just to make things work he has to hide all of it from his friends during the training section and after that he has to live by himself with no friends, just a secretary.