If you were able to read Jonas's diary entry regarding the events of chapter 4, what might you learn?

Jonas's experiences in his home and around the community begin to further cement details of the society's structure, although the initial sense of fear in the narrative's tone fades somewhat to the background. Chapters 3 and 4 provide some background information about volunteer hours and seemingly wonderful jobs as Nurturer and as Caretaker at the House of the Old. At the same time, they also emphasize the adherence to Sameness and downplaying of individuality that characterizes the dystopian aspects of the community. Finally, the concept of release from the community again appears, raising continued and unsettling questions about its nature.