Too much talent, I think, is bad for the soul. But on to the story. The society we find there seems ideal. Everyone has a job for which he or she is suited emotionally, physically and mentally. The elderly are lovingly cared for as are the newest members of this place.
Every family has a mother, father, and two children, one of each sex.
There is much laughter and obvious joy. There is no rudeness, no crime and no disease. We see it all through the eyes of Jonas, a young boy about to receive his life's assignment along with others of his age group. To his astonishment he is given the most respected job of all. You see, in the Utopian society Lowry has created for us, the people don't want to be burdened with memories.