Jonas is starting to see in color. He is not taking the pills that the rest of his society is taking that create "sameness". So, Jonas is able to see everything for what it is. The first color he saw was red which is what happened to the apple.
As the book progresses, Jonas is given lessons in color, warmth, cold, and pain. Asher's assignment is to be Assistant Director of Recreation. Asher and Jonas fall out over the goodies/baddies game. Jonas knows the deeper meaning behind the game while to Asher, it is "just a game".
Jonas is discovering the utter aloneness that his assignment will bring to him, and as a result he discovers the horror of his perfect world.
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