In Chapter 4 of "The Giver," volunteer hours are used as a way to assign each member of the community a role or job based on their skills and aptitudes. It helps ensure that everyone contributes to the community and that tasks are assigned efficiently. The system also helps instill a sense of responsibility and duty among community members.
so that they can mature
In "The Giver," volunteer hours are assigned by the Committee of Elders as a way to give individuals a sense of purpose and contribution to the community. However, it is ironic because the assignments are not optional and do not allow for individual choice or agency, which contradicts the concept of volunteering.
Benjamin worked at the House of the Old as part of his volunteer hours in "The Giver." He assisted with bathing the elderly residents and cleaning the facility.
Children from eight to eleven volunteer at different locations daily to develop skills and get a sense of their occupational interests. Jonas enjoys volunteer hours because they are less regulated than other hours of his day—he gets to choose where he spends them.
The Elders, as I believed they are called.
During his volunteer hours he bathed the old in the house of the old. Later he received memories from the giver and became a receiver.
At the ceremony of 8, when they are 8 years old.
Volunteer hours help decide what Jonas' assignment would be. The Elders would observe Jonas' volunteer hours to see what Jonas is good for.
The Hours of Purpose - 2012 was released on: USA: 8 August 2012
21 hours
The duration of Dark Purpose is 1.62 hours.
The Ceremony of Twelve in "The Giver" lasts about half a day, involving the Nines through Twelves receiving their Assignments. The whole event lasts a few hours with various rituals and speeches from community officials.