Answer:
His father had broken the rule about looking at the year's Naming list.
Step-by-step explanation:
- His father has broken a rule, which was not often. Jonas's father reveals that he has actually peeked at the name of the new child about whom he is concerned, because he thought that calling the baby by his name, Gabriel, might help him to thrive. Jonas is surprised his father would break the rules. Jonas's father is further established as a caring man.
- Jonas feels love and affection for his father, which is why he feels betrayed when he discovers that his father is responsible for killing the babies. Jonas's father shows the limitations that the community places on those who might otherwise be fully loving individuals.
- Jonas is fascinated by the unidentified aircraft at first because he has never seen a plane close up because it is “against the rules for pilots to fly over the community.” Jonas remembers seeing others in the community adults as well as children who were also mesmerized by the aircraft and anxious about its appearance.
- That evening, he and his family, his parents and younger sister Lily, sit and discuss their feelings during the day. Jonas' father is a Nurturer who cares for the new children in the community. He is concerned with one child in particular who is not sleeping well and not growing as he should.