The assignment of being the community’s Receiver of Memory is completely different from the opposite assigned occupations Jonas’s peers are given throughout the Ceremony of Twelve. The Receiver of Memory is chosen by the Committee of Elders and not allotted just like the alternative occupations. The Receiver of Memory has the necessary assignment of protective the community’s recollections of the past. In Jonas‘s extremely structured, organized society, ideas and recollections of the past are unbroken by the Receiver of Memory so as to shield the community from physical and emotional pain, starvation, and civil strife.
Unlike the opposite assignments, Jonas features a special set of rules that enable him sure privileges and prohibit him from participating in typical behaviors. Jonas is exempt from rules governing rudeness, is allowed to raise any queries, and is additionally allowable to lie. Jonas is taboo from the dream- telling, cannot discuss his coaching with anyone, cannot take medication for any pain or injury associated with his coaching, and can't apply for unleashing.