We discussed the implication of the nine rules of conduct that Jonas receives upon being appointed the Receiver of Memories. For example, Jonas is now allowed to lie raising the question of whether other members of society have likewise been given this option, including Jonas' father. Atticus discussed that Jonas' entire life could be based on a lie if such were the case. Jonas also is no longer allowed to have palliative pain relief. We noted how this change in Jonas' life will enable him to learn to endure the pain of the memories he will be receiving. I noted how all of society's past history and memories are stored with a single person to shield the rest of society from emotional pain, and that Jonas and the Giver will be the repositories of the entire society's pain. We read the text noting how this heavy burden resulted in prior receiver's "disappearance."