I believe it was because of the raw violence and just oddity that was seen in the book, back then it was not common to go see a movie that had so much killing, much less read a book where you get chosen and stoned to death. That age was a little more innocent. Hope this helps.
It shows how they still are going to have hope and faith in what’s going to happen. They know that just because of where they live, [a shelter] doesn’t change who they are.
