2006-12-14 15:10:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Everybody was classified by their age. All of the Eleven year olds (including Jonas) were classified together.
2006-12-14 15:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by Richard H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's how they categorize children in their society. Much the same way we refer to a student in the fifth grade as a fifth grader, except since the community is so small Eleven becomes a proper noun since there is only one group or Elevens at any one time.
2006-12-14 15:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by sooziebeaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the story, the Utopian Society views people like numbers. It is a sign of your status in society and also his age. He is an eleven and the numbers can gauge when they graduate, etc.
2006-12-14 15:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by jreed3590 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read this a long time ago. if i remeber correctly it was the way he was brought up. the city controled his thought and his beliefs for the most part. if u were raised and tought that you were a god u would believe it until u met someone else or got arrested :). there were strict tules of conformity among the utopia that had to be followed. it was a way of life for jonas. one of the reasons he left.
2006-12-14 15:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because thats the way they do things. im sure they would think it was weird we say 11 years old.
2006-12-14 15:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by bugletti 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋