In Jonas's community, release is a euphemism for sentencing a person to death. There are several reasons why citizens are released in Jonas's community. If a citizen commits three transgressions, they are released from the community. At the beginning of the novel, a pilot accidentally flies a jet over the community, and it is announced that he will be released for his mistake. The elderly are also released at an old age when the committee decides that it is time for them to die. Also, unhealthy infants are released when the Elders conclude that they will not live healthy lives. In chapter 19, Jonas is traumatized after watching a video of his father releasing an infant. Jonas watches as his father lethally injects the infant with a syringe at the top of its head before placing the dead infant into a container. Discovering the true nature of release disturbs Jonas, which results in his decision to flee the community.
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