9) Discuss whether Jonas' assignment as the next Receiver of Memory is an honor or a punishment?

Jonas' assignment as the next Receiver is an honor and a punishment at the same time. Its an honor because he has more respect from others,he always gets asked for his opinion by the Elders.Also,he has the possibility to see beyond, to understand the world without sameness better.He is allowed to go anywhere he wants, and attend any Release.
However, its also a punishment because he has to endure the physical pain, and be isolated from the rest of the community. I think that the worst part is that he cannot share his memories, his knowledge and emotions with anyone else.

3) Explain how Jonas' community is hypocritical.

Its hypocritical because everyone pretends to be happy and that everything is perfect, but in reality they kill newborn children and the old, they feel normal about it, in fact they don't feel sorry for them because they don't have emotions. The elders don't really talk about Release, they make it sound that its a good thing.

1) Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Sameness in Jonas' community.

The advantages are that people don't fight or argue about the differences between them. There are no poor and no hungry people because everyone gets the same amount of food. They all have the same houses. They also get along easily with each other.
Meanwhile, the disadvantages in the community are that they cant enjoy life fully because there is always something missing such as the emotions in a relationship. Also, they don't decide anything for themselves for example they can't choose jobs the Elders do that for them. They cannot read books because the books were all taken away.