At the beginning of the novel jonas describes himself as apprehensive. why is he apprehensive

At the beginning of the novel, Jonas describes himself as apprehensive because The Ceremony of Twelve is coming soon.

The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas.