What is your impression of the difference in milestones in Jonas's society and ours? Explain the drawbacks and benefits of at least two

One of the major differences is that people do not choose their spouses or have children. Family units are created by committee, and children are created genetically (it’s not entirely clear how) and born to special birthmothers. They are raised in Nurturing Centers for a year and then appointed to family units created with one male and one female adult and one male and one female child. Once the children are grown the unit disbands. The idea is to control the population. There is also no love. To prevent unwanted babies (and unwanted feelings), all adults take pills for Stirrings. This way they control both emotions and the population.

Another difference is that people do not choose their own jobs. At the age of twelve, children are assigned an occupation during a special ceremony called the Ceremony of Twelve. From twelve on, the children train for their job and slowly train less and work more until they become fully responsible adults.

Finally, Jonas’s world is different from ours because differences are not tolerated. They have a way of dealing with differences called release.
Later, Jonas learns that release actually means death by lethal injection. A person who breaks three laws—or one major one—is released. A baby who does not grow fast enough, or a person who is too old to be valuable, is also released. Differences are simply not allowed.