What do you think about the job assignment process described in The Giver? In chapter 6 and 7, we see several Elevens become Twe
lves and receive job assignments. The assignments are well suited and everyone seems pleased with their jobs. What are some positives to the way the jobs are assigned in this community?
What are some concerns you have about the way that jobs are assigned in this community?
The positives to this job assignment system are rather obvious, as they come from an analytical perspective. Based on the Eleven's skillset and personality, observed throughout their childhood, they will be assigned a job. In this regard, the job assignment system is optimal, because it will more than likely reflect a child's aptitudes. Despite this though, this job system removes a crucial human element from the lives of the children, which is free will. Without the ability to choose their profession, the potential skills these children may have developed my remain untapped, simply because they are never given an opportunity to explore their own mind, only letting others decide things for them.
The factors that are common to both gradualism and punctuated equilibrium and punctuated equilibrium is an allele change and microevolution. The correct answer is B.
