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This happened in the mid part of the book. The receiver was telling jonas the rules of being the new receiver of memory and he may have to lie to keep his job title safe.

He may have to keep more things to himself now
I don’t think there is a tone or mood because it was just a note that jonas received from the giver for the rules. I think that the significance is that there are going to be many more restrictions because of the very important job that jonas has received. I think that author is trying to tell us that jonas is a very special character in this story and has more power than many of the other kids in his community.

This quote is important because it shows he has to lie to keep the important job title that he has been given. I could see this in the real world, for example if you have to follow a certain set of rules for your job like the F.B.I they can’t tell people the work that they do or whatever they are planning on. This quote has an impact on my thinking about jonas because I am wondering if he is going to have to lie to his family and friends about what’s going to happen while he is working his new job.

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The letter that had been given to Jonas had “You may lie” written on it. It’s
purpose was for Jonas to know that if he needed to lie that he may. This happened when Jonas opened his letter. On rule eight it had said that he may lie. It means that if he needs to lie that he may. But, the conflict is that he has been told not to lie his whole life. It reveals that Jonas is honest and doesn’t want to lie.This means that Jonas doesn't apply to the rules any more since his job has such a high honor. The idea that I get when I saw this was that there is going to be an issue with following the rules that he got in the letter because those rules are very different than the ones that he has been following his whole life.Rule #8. Page 68. On the page Jonas began to question a lot of things when he received this rule. He first didn’t know how to act because ever since childhood he had been taught not to lie. Now all of a sudden he could. He also started to question if the other students had gotten the same rule. One of Jonas also said if he asked someone a question they would have to answer it. But, if they got the same rule that they could lie...Jonas wouldn’t be able to know if he was getting the truth or not. In other words, Jonas would have to get used to the rules soon or later but, when would that be?The author, now, is trying to make us see that there will be challenges. But, the question would be if you can get through them. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how Jonas could suddenly lie when all his life he was told that he shouldn’t. Was this a test? Would he do it?

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-Jonas read this Quote, when he opened up his folder to see what rules he had to follow, while being the receiver. “But his own folder was startlingly close to empty. Inside there was only a singly printed sheet. He read it twice” (Lowry 68). As Jonas was reading the sheet of rules he read the rule, “you may lie” (Lowry 68).
-In other words this Quote means, that from now on Jonas was allowed to say false information, whenever he pleased.
-The author is trying to make as see that Jonas’s personality could change just because he become the receiver.  The Tone the author writes this quote is important because, he is trying to show as that Jonas doesn’t have a choice in becoming the reciever. He writes you may lie as a rule, which could lead Jonas to change the way he acts.
-This quote is Important because, It shows that it is possible that Jonas might change his character which is very important to the reader. Events and conflicts could change just because the Main character changed. Some real world connections, that can be drawn from this quote are that, if you lie for a good reason it will be ok in the long run If you lie towards giving a bad example, then life won’t go well for you and could cause many conflicts. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about, weather or not Jonas will use these rules, towards doing good things or taking advantage of what he is given. I think this because only Jonas and the giver can follow these rules.

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Jonas is reading his duties/rules that he has to fulfill for being the Receiver of Memory. Rule 8 on the page states “ You may Lie”(pg. 68). The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’s job is a very high up and important job. It’s special and he has more power and honor than other people. This quote "You May Lie" is important/ has a significant impact on how it applies to the real world. Also how lying is bad in the community and Jonas has to lie for a reason .He has to keep some secret information he knows a secret and may have to lie about it .In the real world lying have matter as much as it does in the book.

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“He told me I can lie but I don’t know. It just doesn’t feel right. I have to lie in order to complete this task.”
The author is trying to tell us people lie all the time in order to do things and get things done their way. He also shows us that people influence people to lie.
This quote is important because it shows us Jonas true side and showing his decisions and if he really is good or truly bad. This applies to real world because kids lie all the time to get things or get away with things. This has an impact on me by knowing not to lie but if I do lie, lie right and for a good reason but if someone doesn’t usually lie don’t be that person. Try not to lie. Kids lie all the time but also learn from it. People rather have the truth than a false info.

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The elders said it. The elders put in the rules for everyone to see it including Jonas. The purpose of this quote is to learn form it because if you don't ;
you will not learn and not all lies can be bad some can help and others can hurt you and It depends on the situation.He is thinking that the rest of the children must have gotten their papers and already look at them and then when he saw that the last rule was you may lie i think he was confused because for past years he have been told that to never lie and now the papers says that you can lie.The quote means that if you have to lie then it is okay for sometimes. It reveals about the conflict because when Jonas was little he had been told that he should never lie and now that he saw in one of the rules that he can lie i think that was surprised and confused.The quote means that when you have to face a problem or could not figure out what to do than it is okay to lie. I see this idea in the world by how people react and even in school because some kids need to lie because some kids are picking on other kids. When Jonas saw the rule you may lie he was kinda surprised and confused because he was told and it was a rule to not lie and now this rules saying you can lie.You don’t have to tell the truth.The author is trying to make us that how to handle and understand different situation.The reason why the quote is important is that it show how to handle situation that make you feel like giving up or just stop doing it. When my cousin was at school she had to face a situation that kind of fit the quote. So what had happened was that she at her friends house and suddenly a man came up and said that do you want some pop and her friends begged her to drink and she did not want it so she got really mad she told that her mom is calling her.so that was a lie but it saved her from drinking something from a unknown person.

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No one said this but it was one of Jonas’ rules and it just tells him that he is able to lie without consequences. Jonas is reading these rules in his bedroom after coming from the auditorium. This quote means he can lie to anyone including his parents, his friends, and even the giver but this is conflicting because Jonas was told to always tell the truth. I see this quote in the would like someone choosing to lie or tell the truth and having someone to tell him to lie.  “You may lie” was stated as one of Jonas’ rules. You can be untruthful. The author just says you may lie without any other words in order to make us think about how it affects Jonas.
This quote is important because it shows how much freedom Jonas has now..

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The speaker that said this quote “You may lie” was the rules for Jonas's’ job which is the “receiver of memory” this is a really important job because only one person gets picked for this job. The purpose of saying “you may lie” is because it is part of his job and he has to follow through with it.  What is happening in the story is Jonas is reading his lessons about his new job that he was assigned. He was reading over all of the rules but the “you may lie” one made him a little bit nervous because he and his family never lies. He thinks that it is going to be hard to start lying. This quote means that his job is giving Jonas the permission to lie, and he doesn’t really know how he feels about it. This quote shows that Jonas is a very honest person and always wants to tell the truth.

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No one said this but it was one of Jonas’ rules and it just tells him that he is able to lie without consequences.
Jonas is reading these rules in his bedroom after coming from the auditorium. This quote means he can lie to anyone including his parents, his friends, and even the giver but this is conflicting because Jonas was told to always tell the truth. I see this quote in the would like someone choosing to lie or tell the truth and having someone to tell him to lie. “You may lie” was stated as one of Jonas’ rules. You can be untruthful. The author just says you may lie without any other words in order to make us think about how it affects Jonas. This quote is important because it shows how much freedom Jonas has now. This shows how important
this rule was.

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When the quote is said Jonas is reading through his list of rules for his new job assignment. In other words Jonas is surprised by the idea that he can break a rule that he is told to strictly follow his entire life.  I believe that the author is trying to make us see that as you get older you are given more responsibilities and are exposed to more. In the community as soon as you turn 12 you are given a large responsibility of a career assignment. At other ages you are given small achievements such as a new coat or the ability to ride a bike. In my opinion the same theme is apparent in all of the ceremonies, the idea that the children have to adapt to their new way of living.  I think this quote shows how Lying is a choice that humans can make (but really shouldn't make) and how we sometimes take advantage of it.

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The quote "You may lie" was said when Jonas was reading off the rules from folder.
In other words Jonas is now allowed to lie.The author is trying to make us see that Jonas was chosen to have a special job and in this job Jonas is allowed to lie when he wants to. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking because it reminds me of police officer.

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“You may lie”, this was a rule in the assignment that Jonas was given as The Receiver of Memories. Before as Jonas was growing up, a person is not allowed to lie and everyone has to be honest. Every child is taught this and it has become a way of life for the community. Because Jonas grew up learning that lying is not ok, he is confused because this is not the only rule that contradicts his leanings as a child. The author is trying to make us see that everything is not what it might seem in this “perfect” community. This quote is important because it shows us new obstacles that Jonas has to overcome. It has created a whole new conflict for the characters in the story. Before Jonas was worried about what his future might be like after the ceremony of twelves but now he is worried about he will go about his life. Especially now after knowing things that no one else can not.

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“You may lie” - written on a piece of paper that Jonas finds in the house of the old after becoming the memory receiver. In other words, this means that along with all of the rules Jonas must follow, he may also lie.The author is trying to make us see that lying is not a common thing to do in Jonas’ life and it is not likely you have the opportunity to.This quote is important, because it shows that lying is something we do a lot and in this book, the author is trying to sow us that it should be something we do less often than more.

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“You may lie” - written on a piece of paper that Jonas finds in the house of the old after becoming the memory receiver. In other words, this means that along with all of the rules Jonas must follow, he may also lie.The author is trying to make us see that lying is not a common thing to do in Jonas’ life and it is not likely you have the opportunity to.This quote is important, because it shows that lying is something we do a lot and in this book, the author is trying to sow us that it should be something we do less often than more.

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As Jonas got home from the Ceremony, he opened his new rules and the last rule on the page was “You may lie” (Lowry 68). In other words Jonas has been taught to never lie and is now able to because of his new job. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas is now allowed to lie, while most of the community can not, and depending on how he uses it, it could be dangerous. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about Jonas’ community. While most of Jonas’ community can not lie and only a few can it could potentially be very dangerous. These few people could tell the community something that isn’t true and have the whole community believe it.

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“You may lie.” Jonas was reading the rules that he got when he was chosen to be the receiver of memory. Jonas was reading the rules when he came across the eighth rule “You may lie”. In other words, Jonas is now aloud to lie to others when he was not able to before. This quote is im
portant to make us see that the world is very strict, compared to our world where people lie and don’t think twice about it.

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When this event happened, the rules state, “You may lie”.
In other words Jonas is able to lie for whatever reason because the rules for his new job tell him that he can.
The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’s job will require him to possibly lie.
This rule had a significant impact on my thinking about how it could be applied to the real world and that if the rule was in our world we probably would be in a more of a negative state.

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When Jonas had been selected as The Receiver of Memory, he received a sheet of rules. He read over the rules when he got home and he saw that rule #8 had said, “You may lie.” In other words, Jonas no longer has to constantly tell the truth like the rest of the community, he gets to lie as he pleases. The author is trying to make us see that for his job as Receiver of memory, it is important for him not to always tell the truth. Whether we see the conflict with this in the novel sooner or later, it’s bound to happen. This quote had a significant impact on my thinking about how lying is such a normal thing to do in the real world. From white lies like lying about staying up late to lying on a job application, lying is unavoidable. But in the book, the society they live in is very strict about being 100% truthful, so when he is told he can lie, it comes as a shock to him because he was taught from when he was born to never lie, these standards are very different from each other.

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Jonas was reading the rules that where supplied to him when he was selected to be the receiver of memory. The quote “You may lie” came from the eighth rule on the list. In other words Jonas id now aloud to lie to others in the community about the things that he does at his training. Also he is aloud to lie about things in general. n other words Jonas id now aloud to lie to others in the community about the things that he does at his training. Also he is aloud to lie about things in general. This quote is important to make us see that world is very strict, compared to our world where people lie and don’t think twice about it.

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The quote "you may lie" came from the rules he was given after he was done with the ceremony of twelves and being selected for the role of the receiver, the last rule that was in the folder that had the one paper with the rules, The purpose of this quote is to show how it is an important job and it should not be told/spread out among the community, but it also reveals Jonas's confusion towards not only the meaning but why he is able to lie. This quote is important because it shows us Jonas's feeling towards lying but also shows us how he is going to have to change towards the future.

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The quote “ you may lie “ was being said in the note from the old receiver of memory. In other words it's saying that in jonas job he is allowed to lie. The author is trying to make us see that in this job jonas is allowed to lie about what is happening in the training and about what he is seeing and receiving. This quote is important because jonas needs to know what he can and cannot do. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about how jonas job is gonna go and how everything is gonna work

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In jonas “receiver of memory” sheet he got in his folder it said all of the rules that jonas had to follow and things that he had to do. The purpose of this is so joans knows all of the rules and things that he can do, and one of the things that jonas has permission to do is lie.
In the story Joans just got picked to be the receiver and that is a very, very, important job. Everyone is saying congratulations to jonas and saying that they are happy that he was the one that was picked and they think that he will be a good receiver.
I think that this quote means that he can lie but only when it is the right time and not at a bad time when you need to tell the truth. It revealed that maybe the character do not tell the truth and some of the things that they could have said could have just been lies. The conflict in the story is that joans thinks that this is not the right job for him  but everyone else in the community thinks that it is a good job for him it is also a very important job so with that being said his parents are also very proud of him. The theme that is going on right now in the story is that jonas was a little scared but everyone else is proud and happy that he got chosen to be the receiver.
This quote to me means that joan's now has all of these things that he is allowed to do and now idk what you should be believing in a story because what if they are lying. I see this idea in the world as a bad thing because you should not lie only if it the right time to be lying but you should not lie.

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Jonas opens and reads the Receiver of Memory rules from the Chief Elder.. The last rule states, “You may lie”. In other words, he is able to lie now that he is the Receiver of Memory. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas now plays a very important role in his community, and his life is significantly changing because of him being chosen.This passage impacted my thinking about the difference of what Jonas couldn’t do before the Ceremony, compared to what he is able to do now. Things have changed for Jonas very quickly. It is important because it shows how important Jonas is, and his choices could change many things.

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“You may lie” this quote hasn’t been said by anybody but has been put onto a paper. Also, this quote showed up when Jonas was looking over his assignment folder the night he got it. In other words, this quote means that Jonas has a very great honor and with that honor, Jonas is able to lie with getting in trouble. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas has a very great honor with his assignment that he received that any other person in his community. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about this community because at the beginning there was no talk about The Receiver and there was no talk about anybody who is able to lie. The beginning pretty much tells us that lying is a crime in this community. This quote is important because it shows us, readers how much honor Jonas has really received with this assignment.

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Jonas receives his folder and when he opens it and there are 8 rules on them and the last one being “You may lie.” In other words when Jonas learns that he is a receiver of messages and he can lie which he couldn’t do all his life and now he suddenly can. The author is getting us to believe that the receiver of memory is a very high job rank in the community. This quote is important because it gives Jonas permission to Lie which he could never do before. Most people lie or don’t and when your not allowed to your whole life and then you are just because of his job he was assigned. My thinking behind it is if Jonas is going to follow this rule or not.

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The quote was said when Jonas was getting ready for bed following the ceremony of twelves. Earlier he had just been selected for the spot of The Receiver during the ceremony and at the moment he was looking over his sheet of rules, shocking him that he apparently had been permitted to lying since being selected.
In other words, Jonas has been given the ability to lie as he chooses.
The author is trying to make us see how important this small quote is despite that it might not look all too significant. To Jonas this is completely going against everything that he’s ever been taught in his life. It also reveals possible foreshadowing how in the future he might be put into a situation where it’s best to lie. 
The quote, “You may lie” had an impact of my thinking in the sense that, in our world, this wouldn’t be a big deal in the slightest and it doesn’t seem like the type of thing to be made a big thing out of but then you remember how strict everything is in Jonas’s world. 

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This quote was said after Jonas was selected to become the new Receiver of Memory. It was listed on a piece of paper, listing the rules for his new job. In other words, Jonas can go against everything he has been taught to keep what he learns a secret from everyone he cares about. The author is trying to make us see that what Jonas was selected to do is different. The author is also trying to make us see that Jonas has to make changes to what he has always been taught, meaning he can break a few rules when he needs to. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about Jonas and everyone in his community because the community has everyone raised a certain way. Everything is meticulously planned, everyone having to follow the same rules. The quote is important because it make Jonas think about how his relationships with his friends and family would be affected, along with how his life would change. He grew up learning a certain way to do things and then he is told to ignore some of it because of a job he was selected for.  I see this in the real world often with families and friends. Many people are faced with hard truths that they often don’t want to share or they aren’t allowed to. For example, if someone saw something that is confidential that they weren’t supposed to see, they can’t tell the people they trust most. Even when it is not good to lie, not everyone tells the truth 100% of the time.

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This quote was said on a paper of rules that Jonas needed to follow. The purpose of this quote was to tell Jonas that he can only lie to other people even if he is going to hurt someone's feelings. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas will be allowed to lie if he ever needs to. This does not mean he has to lie all the time but only when he needs to. It reveals that Jonas will need to lie even if he is the most trustworthy  to be talked to. This will cause conflict between Jonas's friends, family, and any other people he knows. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about being able to lie, because normally people are not allowed to lie about anything serious.

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The quote happens when Jonas has just been selected to be the new receiver of memory. The character who said this quote was the one who wrote the rules for his selection which was given to all the new twelves as their assignments had just been given.In other words it means that now jonas does not have to tell the truth to anyone.This is significant because all his life jonas was told not to lie to other and to always to be truthful. Now that the community has recognized jonas as the new receiver of memory he can now lie to the public to hide the truth. The tone and mood this quote gives off is that it is surprising to read and new to the character. The author is trying to make us see that this community that jonas lives in that it is built on truth and the only ones who can lie are the receiver and the elders to protect the community.This quote is important because its hows that jonas can tells lies to protect others in the community. The real world application are that when you are protecting someone or holding back a secret from a friend it is ok to lie to just protect them. This quote had a significant thinking on lying show that it is ok to lie sometimes just to protect people from themselves or somebody else. Also this quote impact on how a see relationships because of how it displays these because now i know that I can lie to someone to protect them not hurt them.

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This quote was said on a printed sheet of rules Jonas was given to follow. The purpose of this quote is that Jonas needs to know that he had to follow the rule of lying in some cases, and he can do it.

In other words this quote means that I may lie if the lie is going to hurt somebody’s feelings. An example of this is if I think that somebody’s shirt is very ugly and they ask me if I like it, I would lie and say that I do like it. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas is aloud to lie if he needs to. This does not mean that he has to lie all the time, but he can if he needs too. It reveals that Jonas will have to lie even if he wants to be the honest person he was when he was in his childhood. This will cause the conflict of Jonas not being Honest to his friends and family. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about be allowed to lie, because normally people are not allowed to lie about anything serious. But I also understand that people are allowed to lie when it will hurt somebody's feeling to tell the truth.

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The quote was said in a piece of paper that Jonas had received at the Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas had just been selected to be the new Receiver of Memories and is reading the directions that come with the job. “You may Lie” (Lowry 68). In other words, Jonas is being given the free will to choose to lie. The author is trying to make us see that the assignment that Jonas has been selected for is different than the assignments of his peers. All of the rest of Jonas’s community has to follow a strict set of rules but, since Jonas’s assignment is special and different he is given the gift of free will. The author is trying to get us, the readers, to guess what’s yet to come for Jonas now that he has been given free will.  The quote “You may lie” had a significant impact on my thinking about how it applies to the real world. The way someone from the real world would react to the quote, would be completely different than the way Jonas reacted to it in the book. When I read it I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but like everyone else I’ve lied before. Yet, it kinda surprised me that Jonas was so taken back by the fact that he was now able to choose to lie. Then, That’s when I remembered how very different the real world is from Jonas’s perfect world.

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In the book the giver it says “You may lie” in the job description of jonas new job.  In other words it mean that he is able to go against the rules of the community and the things he was teached as a kid. The author was trying to for shadow a conflict or problem later in the story. This is an important quote because it could lead to conflicts later in the book. This quote in the real world would mean that jonas would most likely lose friends and trust from his family. This quote had an impact on my thinking of the future of the book, because we know that it will come up later and mostly not for the good.

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After the ceremony of twelve everyone was given instruction and when Jonas had read his he saw that he is given the permission to lie and he is the only person who can lie because he is the receiver of memory.
In other words Jonas is given the ability to lie to people.
The author is trying to make us see that the job that Jonas has is very important because no one else is given the permission to lie also it shows that he play an important role in this book because he has a job that is rarely selected.
This quote is important because as Jonas was growing up he was always told he was not able to lie, but now with being able to lie he isn’t really sure what he is supposed to do with it. In the real world like Jonas normally we are taught not to lie, but the difference is that we are not punished is we lie and we have the choice to lie or not. This impacts my thinking because the world would be different if we were not given the chance to lie and then everything would be transparent and everyone would know everything.

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When Jonas opens his folder for receiver of memory, the very last rule stated “You may lie.” which he was not able to do before. In other words, Jonas can lie to anyone in the community without getting in trouble. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’s job is very important in the community. Even though Jonas can lie, he still has to get used to it because he has never lied in his life. This quote is important because it shows that the community might not be as perfect as it seems, and that not everything Jonas thought was true is really the truth. In the real world it can be difficult to tell if someone is lying or not, so you cannot trust everyone. In the book, Jonas is figuring this out, because he doesn't know if people have been lying to him or not.

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In “The Giver,” Jonas receives a rule list from the giver about him becoming the receiver of memory. The rule sated “you may lie”. The purpose was to make Jonas aware of the new rules that are applied to him, as well as the ones aren’t applied to him anymore. In other words this means that Jonas no longer has to tell the truth about everything. If he feels he needs or he wants to lie, he may do so. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas is entering a new perspective on his world and community. He is no longer going to be an innocent child, instead more serious and aware of what he may need to lie about. Things are now different for him because he has such an important and honorable job. Now Jonas has to learn that it's okay for him to lie and he may need to do so in order to receive memories or things from the community. This quote is important because is shows the effects of being the receiver of memory have on Jonas. He is now different than every other twelve who has an assignment. In the real world we are always given the choice of lying, but most of the time we shouldn’t use it. Their are small things that lying is okay for, like a surprise party. Other things shouldn’t be lied about because they may be very important or bad. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about my choices of lying. I rarely do so and when I do, its something silly. I never think about have a rule against lying, although I know it's bad, I am still able to do it.

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No one said this but It was written in the folder he received. The folder and a piece of paper in it that told him exactly what to do and the last thing that was written on the paper was “you may lie”.In other words, Jonas is allowed to lie because it is apart of his job.The author is trying to make us see that his job has different rules than what he grew up with.This story has a significant impact on my thinking about that it is sometimes ok to lie depending on the situation.

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No one said this but It was written in the folder he received. The folder and a piece of paper in it that told him exactly what to do and the last thing that was written on the paper was “you may lie”.In other words, Jonas is allowed to lie because it is apart of his job.The author is trying to make us see that his job has different rules than what he grew up with.This story has a significant impact on my thinking about that it is sometimes ok to lie depending on the situation.

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When Jonas read the rule he was now aloud to lie, “Jonas was stunned.” In other words, Jonas is now allowed to lie which makes him wonder if everyone else is allowed to do the same when given their first assignments. The author is trying to make us  see that as you get older more stuff becomes revealed to you, good and bad. When your older you get trusted with more things. And there is truly never a way to tell if someone is telling the truth or lying.This quote is importance because he has been trained all his life never to lie and now he's being told that it is ok. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about how in the real world people may lie as well and I’ve never seen it as a problem until this passage.

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When Jonas reads about the rules and reads the last one, he is very surprised and confused why he can lie and no one else could. In other words,he has never done it before and he feels uncertain and different. Jonas feels confused and worried about this rule, and he might not want to use it at all.This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how Jonas cannot lie and the job sort of requires that no one else knows about the training. If lying and not telling other people what the job is like, order would be maintained, but Jonas is not the type who lies a lot, so this may be a problem for him.

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When Jonas was reading over his list of instructions for his new role as Receiver of Memory, the last instruction on the list said “You may lie”. In other words, Jonas is allowed to lie after being told he had to be honest and always tell the truth his whole life. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas made a huge jump from being an ordinary citizen that has to follow strict rules to having an important, secretive role in the community and is excused from some of the rules. This quote had a significant impact on my thinking about how that in the real world, everyone is technically allowed to lie, but it isn’t necessarily considered good when you lie and no one should really lie (unless you’re lying to protect someone or something). If no one was allowed to lie except a couple of people, it would be weird. Everyone would be forced to tell the truth (even when it puts someone in danger) and then there would be a few people that could lie to people without them knowing those people are allowed to lie.

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When Jonas reads the rules for being the Receiver of Memory, one rule shocks, him, the rule says, that lying is allowed. In other words, the rules for Jonas’ job is telling him that lying is allowed.The author is trying to make us see that whatever rule that has been given must be important, and whoever came up with the rules, must have a good reason as to why. Whoever made the rule up must think that lying is needed to do whatever job is being done, even though the rest of the community never lies. This really shows, that whatever the Receiver of Memories does, must be very important and that they are allowed to break such an important rule.This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about the quote, because it shows, how much the community relies on rules, the community relies on rules so much, that they need permission to small things like telling a small lie. The community also is a very trustworthy community, if it’s such a shock to be allowed to lie. In the real world, people lie all the time, even when it may not be a good reason, but this community never lies even when it may be a good reason. This also makes me think, will having this job as the Receiver of Memory be a benefit for Jonas, or will it hurt him, and make him an untrustworthy person?

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In the text it says, “8. You may Lie. Jonas was stunned” (Lowry 69). 


In other words, Jonas may deceive others and not be 100% honest with them and he will have no chastisement because he is not the Receiver of Memory. 
The author is trying to make us see that for his new assignment he has the power to do things that are against the rules in the community, which is a huge honor and responsibility. The tone the author is trying to make is that Jonas’s assignment is very serious and important. The mood this made was intense that Jonas was aloud to break the rules. 
This quote is important because it will play a huge role in Jonas’s life from now on. This also may make Jonas uncomfortable because he is aloud to lie to others, which he has never done before. Other real world applications and connections can be drawn to this quote like saying your enjoying something that you don’t or if your confused or scared you lie and say you are strong. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about the other assignment other people have. If they have rules like these where they have powers other people never think of or if they have the power to break rules like Jonas does. 

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After Jonas was selected as the Receiver of Memory, he is going over the rules when he reads rule 8, which says “You may lie”. In other words, Jonas learns he doesn’t have to follow the rule of always tell the truth he has been following his whole life. The author is trying to make us see that this is a conflict for Jonas as he doesn’t know what he should do and if he should actually lie. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about other people telling the truth to me. You don’t really know if someone is telling the truth or if they are lying unless they have actual proof they have done something. You could find out that something you have believed for a long time isn't true at all.

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To me this quote means that This new assignment is making Jonas go against his comfort zone and I think that is something that Jonas is going to have to learn to do if he wants to be the new receiver of memory. I see this idea in the world as ike for example if when you are shopping and you have to by jeans but you have never like jeans and have never worn them before you are going to be very uncomfortable wearing them and you are not going to like wearing them if you are used to wearing leggings and sweatpants all the time. 

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To me this quote means that This new assignment is making Jonas go against his comfort zone and I think that is something that Jonas is going to have to learn to do if he wants to be the new receiver of memory. I see this idea in the world as ike for example if when you are shopping and you have to by jeans but you have never like jeans and have never worn them before you are going to be very uncomfortable wearing them and you are not going to like wearing them if you are used to wearing leggings and sweatpants all the time. 

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The quote “You may lie” is when Jonas is reading his new rules for his new assignment of being the new receiver. And one of the new rules Jonas is saying he may lie. In other words the rule that he has grown up with now does not apply to him anymore. He is able to not tell the truth all the time.The author is trying to make us see that there is change happening in Jonas’s life and that there will be new discovered things in his life This quote is important because it is showing us that the new rules of his new assignment and in his life he will have to get used to. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how sense he was raised always not to lie and now out of nowhere he is told he is aloud to lie. Then new things come to his mind thinking about is other were told they can lie.

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This was not said, but read from the job outline Jonas receives, after becoming the Receiver. The purpose was to instruct Jonas on what he could do in his newfound position. This is happening right after Jonas receives his assignment to be Receiver of memory. This quote means what it says; that Jonas is now allowed to lie to people. This reveals a lot about the conflict, strictly outlining how much of an iron grip this “committee” has the community in. It also reveals a lot about Jonas as well. When he sees this, he is scared, and doesn’t want to lie. Even with that being forced into your brain, many people would still jump on this opportunity, and Jonas doesn’t often use this privilege aside from when it directly aligns with the other rules of his job. To me, this quote represents a big question. If our lives were completely controlled, being lied to about everything, not being able to lie, would our world be a better place? The attempts at complete control in our world, with things like dictatorships, have not been very successful, but would they be when taken to the extreme? When Jonas is reading from the surprisingly short list of rules for his new job, he reads the last rules, noticing that it says he may lie. In other words, Jonas is now allowed to break a very important societal rule, which is strictly prohibited in his community. The author is trying to make us see that all is not right in this supposedly perfect community. This creates a tone of dread and tension. This quote is important because it shows how people will act when taught to do something a certain way, without getting to question. The thought of lying, which he wouldn’t have had to get caught for, due to the nature of lying, never crossed his mind before.

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When Jonas opens up his folder his eyes are drawn to a sheet. This sheet contains the 8 rules you have to follow when you are the Receiver of Memory. The last and final rule on this list states “You may lie.”. In other words, Jonas was given permission to lie even though he is forbidden to do so in his community. The author is trying to make us see that the Receiver of Memory is very highly ranked. After Jonas has read this list he feels apprehensive and is not sure if it will impact his day to day life. This quote has impacted my thinking because I'm wondering if Jonas will decide to follow this rule. If Jonas follows this rule, what lies will he tell?

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When Jonas is reading the rules and requirements about being a receiver of memory he reads the last rule which states “You may lie” (68). In other words, this rule is telling Jonas, that unlike before, he is now allowed to lie. His new assignment is giving him the right to go against the norm that he is used to in his community. The author is trying to make us see that the job Jonas has been assigned is a very important one in the community, and is to be taken seriously. He is now very special and is allowed to go against the rules in order to protect the things he is told. This is unlike anyone else and it is very special that he has this rule. He wants us to know that his life will be different from everyone, but we don’t know if it will be good or bad. This quote is important because it is showing us that Jonas is now going to be following this rule and it is giving us a heads up that his life is about to change. He is also telling us this because he wants us to know how important telling the truth in his community is and he want to show how much of an honor it is to be able to break the rule that shapes their community. People in the real world lie all the time, like it is nothing, This shows us how strict Jonas’s community is. It is unacceptable to lie where as in the real world it might not be such a bad idea in some scenarios. This quote had an impact on my thinking because it made me consider if lying was okay, and as I said, I think lying is okay in some situations.

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Jonas had received his assignment as the Receiver Of Memory. When he got home he opened his list of instruction he must follow while being a Receiver. “You may lie” was rule number 8. This quote means that Jonas is allowed to lie while the reset of the community must speak the truth. This reveals that the community has different secrets and conflicts about the truth and what happened/why they’re in the community. While Jonas was receiving memories from The Giver he learned of a different, past, world that past receivers had experienced. This quote means to me that the community has many secrets and that Jonas will be finding more out throughout his training with The Giver. I see this idea in the world as the secrets that are held from others for the greater good or to keep people from uncovering a dark truth.

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When Jonas was apprehensive reading over the instructions for his assignment, the last instruction read, “You May Lie”. In other words, Jonas is now given permission to lie about anything involving the assignment. Before being assigned, he was never allowed to lie, but now, after 12 years of his life, he is allowed to lie. The author is trying to help us understand how Jonas feels about the instructions. Jonas obviously isn’t use to lying, so how will that affect the conflict of the story? The quote helps us better understand why the 12th ceremony and being assigned a job is so important. This story had a significant impact on my thinking because if someone is given permission to lie, will they follow through, or will they remain to be honest? Knowing honesty is the best policy, will Jonas lie? Some people think it’s okay to lie, although I disagree. Everything eventually comes around, and the chastisement will be worse if you lie about it to begin with.

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Jonas is reading his note that he got about being a receiver. In the book it says “you may lie.” this means that he no longer has to follow this rule.Jonas is able to go things that others can't do because he is a receiver and he is not able to lie witch is not good. Jonas was not happy when this happen and in the book Jonas says “just because I am able to lie does not mean i'm going too.” this means that Jonas is not going to lie to his friends or family but he may be forced too. This is important because this is a rule for everyone that you should not lie and you shouldn't lie but now Jonas is able to lie when ever he wants and whoever he wants too.

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In this part of the story, Jonas had just been picked for being the Receiver of Memories and he is reading through his rules for his new job. You may lie is one of the rules that he read. In other words, Jonas is now allowed to lie. The author is trying to make us see that the community that Jonas thought everyone was being honest might not be so perfect. This passage a significant impact on my thinking about how the community has some secrets, and the place that everybody thought was so perfect may not be. If people are allowed to lie, then there must be something that they are trying to hide.

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The quote “You may lie” came from JONAS RECEIVER OF MEMORY rules. When he read the rules he was not confused but when he read #8 which is the quote “His mind reeled.” (p. 71) this is meaning that he was confused/distraught because he thought what if other people had been instructed to lie just like him and who he can trust. The author is trying to make us see that because this is out of rules that were set in the community that he was able to, which made him confused on how he is instructed to lie and who is not. This quote has a significant impact on my thinking about how people in real life don’t get instructed to lie they just do it and it doesn't have such a special impact, but now that he is instructed to lie he feels weird. Why does it matter if you get instructed to because what if others have lied but not gotten caught?

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The quote “You may lie.” was stated when Jonas opened his folder to look at the tasks and rules of being the receiver of memory. The tasks and rules on the list were the things he needed to do in the days to come as the receiver of memory. In other words as the receiver of memory, Jonas is allowed to lie to others in the community. The author is trying to make us see that being the receiver of memory you can do certain things that others are not allowed to do. This quote is important because it is one of the tasks Jonas needs to fulfill as the receiver of memory.  This quote also had a impact on my thinking about if lying was okay, it made me realize that sometimes lying is okay when it is important but to only lie if you need to.

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In the book when Jonas was reading the rules given to him the very last rule said “you may lie”. Which he wasn’t able to do before and now can. In other words Jonas is now able to lie when the rest of community isn’t and of they do they get in trouble. The author is trying to make us see that now that he is the receiver of memories he has to keep secrets and he now doesn’t have to tell the truth. He will now have to learn to do things a new way because his job is important and many things are going to change in his life. This had a significant impact on my thinking about the honesty in his new job because no one is allowed to lie and now he has these rules saying that he can lie. In the real world sometimes it's hard to tell who is lying and who isn’t and also in the real world people get promotions and that means they will probably have to wake up earlier and work harder and have new jobs just like Jonas now has this new job with secrets and new rules.

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This quote was found by Jonas in the folder he received after the ceremony that gave him his job. It’s purpose was to be a rule/direction that applies to his new job.  In the story, Jonas had just returned to his sleeping quarters while looking at his folder he realizes that is is oddly close to empty compared to everyone else’s. Inside he found a paper that had to rules to his new job, the last line listing “You may lie.” The quote says that he may break the rule his community has of never lying, he has permission to break the law.

I think this quote reveals that the job of the receiver is far different from any other job he could’ve been assigned. I think this quote is foreshadowing a possible future event that could happen farther into the story, maybe Jonas will be required to lie to someone about something. I see this idea in the world as something very common, because for some people, lying is like breathing, they do it all the time.

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This quote was stated in Jonas’s new rules. He now has permission to lie which was forbidden his whole life before.

Jonas receives his new rules and he was reading them and there it was.The quote tells Jonas that there will be stuff he has to lie about to make sure something is kept secret probably his training.To me this means that Jonas will go through pain that he has to lie about how he got and also I think that since the first girl disappeared it is because she either died during training because of so much pain or she was killed in the dream since Jonas felt everything and he said part of his conscious was with him so I think that he is actually there at that time.

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In the book the giver when the quote “you may lie” is introduced Jonas is reading the rules of his assignment and “you may lie” is rule number eight.

In other words the quote is telling Jonas he is allowed to lie.
The author is trying to make us as readers see that Jonas’ job is very important because lying is completely outlawed in the community but since Jonas is the receiver of memory he is allowed to lie.
This quote had a significant impact on my thinking about Jonas’ life in the community. It made made me wonder what would happen if Jonas asked not to be the receiver of memory, and I wondered how his life would change.

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When the rules say,” you may lie,” Jonas is stunned to hear about this.In other words, he only has to follow the rules in the manual and no others. The author is trying to make us see that some of the people in the community have more rights and less rules than others. In this quote, it is important to recognize to be it so because this means that Jonas is closer to freedom in the community than anyone else there. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how other places in the world, it is deemed to be lucky to have this type of freedom.

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The context for the quote, “You may lie.” is pretty simple. Jonas had just received his Assignment. Along with being the Receiver of Memory, he got a page of rules he had to follow. “You may lie.” was one of them. In other words, Jonas has learned never to lie, he even had to tell his family unit whenever he had a dream and what it was about, now he is being told he can. Based on Jonas’s reaction, the author is trying to make us see that Jonas is a good kid and he does like to break the rules. When he read the rules, the story says that he was “stunned”, It changes the mood because the reader gets a little anxious. We don’t know what is going to happen next, will he follow this rule, will he abuse it? This quote is important because you can find many meanings in it. In the real world, you can lie but that doesn’t mean you should. This quote had a significant impact on my thinking about how often people are able to lie. When you talked to people you don’t really know who is being honest and is lying.

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When Jonas received his rules for his job, the last rule was “You may lie.” In other words, Jonas is now able to lie even though most of the rest of the community gets in trouble for lying.The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’ job will probably be secretive now that he is the receiver of memory because he doesn't have to tell the truth. This passage had a significant impact in my thinking about honesty, because Jonas previously thought that no one i his community was lying and now he has these instructions that me can lie. Its like in the real world sometimes its hard to tell who is lying and who isn’t.

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“You may lie” was listed as #8 in Jonas’ rule book for being the upcoming receiver of memory. The purpose of the rules are to inform Jonas on what he should, and shouldn’t do in the upcoming years of training. In other words, in order for Jonas to become and/or stay a receiver he would have to follow the rules precisely or else punishment would follow. The author is trying to make us see that the job of the receiver was like no other. Jonas wasn’t going to be taking care of elders or even designing bridges for the community. His job would require extreme training that would be long and exhausting for many years to come. This quote is important because it relays the message of Jonas having special “privileges” due to becoming the receiver of memory. In comparison to the real word many people lie on a day to day basis at any given point in their day. It could be about grades, plans, or anything they do, unlike Jonas’ town where lying is completely unacceptable. These chapters in the book (6-11) significantly changed my idea and thinking from my previous thoughts of the strict and well kept community Jonas had lived in.

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The quote from the book is “You may lie.”  It happens when Jonas is reading the rules of his new job.  In other words, Jonas learns that with his new job he can lie and it questions him on have other people been lying to him.  The author is trying to make us see that with Jonas’ new job many things are going to change in his life and he is going to have to adapt and be open to new ideas.  The author is also trying to make us see that Jonas’ job is special and it most likely gives Jonas more power than others do with their job.  This quote is important because it sets the tone for the rest of the story showing how Jonas is going to understand new things that the rest of community can’t know and it will give him a lot of power.  In the real world this could relate to someone winning the lottery because now they have a lot more money than many other people have.  This quote “You may lie” had an impact on my thinking about how Jonas will treat others because I feel like now he will begin to lie to others and they will not know any better than to believe him.

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The Chief Elder had wrote a letter to Jonas saying the rules and that included saying “You may Lie”. The purpose of this was to inform Jonas that he had the power to lie to others even though the others couldn’t lie. This was hard for Jonas because all his life Jonas was told not to lie. In the story Jonas is reading over the rules and unlike all his other classmates he has one paper, while others have loads of papers for their assignment. Jonas is just reading over his jobs rules. The quote means Jonas could lie to anyone even though his entire life he had been taught to no lie and tell the truth. The quote reveals the character because Jonas is the only person with permission to lie. This is a conflict because he will have trouble lying to people because he has never done it. I infer the theme lies creates power because if one person lies the others don’t know and this creates power and chaos. This quote means to me that lying is a power that may be good or bad, but we need to control it before it gets out of hand. In our world we don’t know who is telling the truth or not. All we know is we can try to trust others, but they have the choice to tell the truth or lie and it gives them the power.

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The manual said it and the purpose was part of the directions.In the part of the story Jonas is reading the manual and it is very confused of that he has to do it because all his life he has been taught to not lie.The quote means that if people get to noisy then he would have the right to get out of “Trouble”.The quote reveals that Jonas needs to be always in thought of what he said and not say things about his work.I can relate to the quote because everyone lies and the thing would be that it really is not the type of community they are ,They are always in each others business like in their dreams.

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On page 68 Jonas is reading his instructions for him being the new Receiver of Memory and he comes across the last instruction and it read “ You may lie ”. That’s when he got nervous because he was always taught not to lie and that lying was wrong. But now he is allowed to lie and he is very confused.
In other words Jonas is being told he is allowed to lie now and he is uncomfortable with doing it. The author is trying to make us see that since Jonas is the new Receiver of Memory he is allowed to lie and that it makes him feel uncomfortable about it. This quote is important because it talks about how because Jonas has been selected to be the new Receiver of Memory he is now allowed to lie. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about lying because my parents told me that lying is only sometimes okay but not always okay. It makes me think that Jonas was taught the same thing but is now being told that it is okay to lie all the time now.

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When Jonas got his folder for his job The receiver of memory  the last rule said that “You may lie” (Lois Lowry 68). In other words, The author wants us to think that Jonas can lie about anything but I think that he can only lie about people asking about his job. The author is trying to make us see that The Chief Elder is giving him the right to lie to others about what he does at his job. This quote is important because it tells the reader that Jonas is aloud to lie. This connects to when there is a case being solved at the Courthouse you can’t talk about it till it’s solved, but you can lie about some of the things people guess about like if they ask a yes or no question you can say the opposite answer. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about how this makes others feel, Is this person telling the truth or is he/she lying.

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Jonas’s packet for being the receiver said “You may lie”.  In other words it tells us that Jonas is allowed to lie.  This is significant because in the community it is a crime to lie.  Plus the fact that lying is allowed shows that this is significant to the story.  In the real world we are allowed to lie but it is dishonest.  However in the giver it is a crime to lie.  This impacted my thinking about the Story because if Jonas is allowed to break the rules what will he go on to break in the future and, if it will lure Jonas into breaking the rules and being released.

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When Jonas reads the line “You may lie” Jonas doesn’t know what to think, does everyone receive this or is it only him? Has his parents lied? Will his friends lie? In other words Jonas starts worrying about what will happen to his relationships. The author is trying to show us that it the fact he can lie will become a great deal of importance since so much time is spent explaining this fact. Whether it means that Jonas will need to lie to someone he cares about, that he will need to lie in order to protect himself, or that he has been fed lies his entire life. This quote is important because it means that Jonas can no longer be certain on the fact that everyone is truthful. This applies to the real world in the way that since so many people lie we can no longer be certain on what is true and what is fake, and I think that this will end up being something that Jonas will need to fight against.

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On page 68, Jonas is reading his duties and rules that he has for being the Receiver of Memory. Rule 8 on the page says “You may lie” (Lowry 68). In other words Jonas doesn’t have to follow the no lying rule in his community, he can go against that. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’s job is a very high up and important job, it’s special and he has more power and honor than others in the community. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about how lying is a very strict rule in the community and Jonas has to lie for a reason. He has to keep some secret information he knows a secret and may have to lie about it. In the real world lying doesn’t matter as much as it does in this book.

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In the middle of the book, in the instructions written for Jonas’ new job position, the writer wrote “You may lie” (Lowry 68). This is written for Jonas. In other words Chief Elder wanted to inform Jonas that this position may require Jonas to tell lies. Chief Elder wanted him to know that lying is allowed. I feel that the author is trying to make us see that Jonas is not a liar. And he isn’t very comfortable with lying because of the way he was raised. So this may be a bigger deal than it needs to be. This had a significant impact on my thinking about Jonas because the book says “He had been trained since earliest childhood, since his earliest learning of language, not to lie” (Lowry 70). This makes me think that Jonas may not be able to do the job because he wasn’t raised to lie to other people. This connects to the real world when people want to tell the truth about everything, even if it makes things worse.

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When Jonas is reading the rules, he sees the rule that says, “You may lie” (Lowry 68). In other words, Jonas can now go against the community rule of no lying because his job says he can. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas’ job, receiver of memories is a very important job. He gets special rules unlike everyone else in the community. The author wants us to realize life is going to be different for Jonas than for anyone else. This quote is important because not lying is such an important and followed rule in the community that it is very odd that Jonas can now break it. In the real world, no one cares about lying, but it just goes to show how different this book life is than our real world. This had an impact on my thinking about how carelessly we take lying, but in his world, lying is something he takes so seriously. I think this rule is going to impact Jonas’ life throughout the book.

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When Jonas is reading his duties and requirements for his assignment, he reads the sheet of paper, and it says “You many lie” (68). In other words it means he can say whatever he wants. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas has a lot of power that the rest of the people do not have. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about what this position mens for Jonas. It makes me think that Jonas will learn a lot of confidential information, and he will have to keep it hidden from others.

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When Jonas was reading the rules for being a Receiver of Memory he reads “You may lie.” This startles him since he has never been able to lie. In other words, Jonas is nervous and confused because he has never been able to lie before. The author is trying to make us see that this is a big deal to Jonas considering he has never been able to lie and he got selected for a very important job. The author is trying to make us see that this is a big deal to Jonas considering he has never been able to lie and he got selected for a very important job.

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“You May Lie.” This was said when Jonas was discussing the rules with the Receiver. Jonas is talking with the Receiver and this is said to cover up his training, discussions, and actions with the Receiver so it doesn’t get out into the community. Jonas is allowed to lie for his sake of training and part of his job as becoming Receiver. So he is allowed to lie and stretch the truth only when necessary and seems to be at the right time. The Receiver says this seriously, he is honest in allowing Jonas to lie in his sake of privacy.  The author is making us see that it is only good to pass a lie in necessary circumstances. This quote is important because it reveals that even in a perfect world or community. Not everything goes as planned. Some real world applications are if you and someone or your family members get in trouble, you or them take the blame and take full responsibility for the mistake that was made. The quote changed my thinking not about that I can lie, but that lying is only okay when it’s 100% necessary and not to just cover something up that isn’t very bad because then you are untrustworthy.

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The instructions given to Jonas said this. It was said to show Jonas that his job is very important.
Jonas was reading his instructions about being a Receiver of Memory, and this was one of the steps.
This quote means that Jonas can lie about his training because it is so secretive. This shows that his job is very important.
This quote means that it is okay to lie. If something is a really big deal or secret, you have to lie. In the real world, if something happens to you or a friend, then you can lie to others to protect them or yourself. Jonas was reading the job description and instructions given.
In other words, he can lie about his training.
The author is trying to make us see that his job is very important and means a lot.
This quote is important because it shows that Jonas is going to go through a lot. This quote is similar to different government jobs because of secrecy and privacy. This story/ passage had a significant impact on my thinking about why other lie.

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When Jonas received his new “assignment” he was given a letter by Chief Elder towards the end of the ceremony. The letter was a list of things he could now do as his new position, one of the things that caught his eye was “You may . At the time that he is reading it, he is at home confused and is trying to understand if he is the only one who has the permission to lie or if all adults of the community have once received the same letter. In other words, Jonas was given permission to lie to anyone and everyone and can lie to answer any question from anyone in the community. The quote means that Jonas is now a position in the community where he can lie to keep information within the administrator board and can lie to answer questions. Jonas also thinks the same phrase “You may lie” was given to all people who passed the 12th and is confused if all this time people could have been lying. The author is trying to point out that Jonas has shown many positive characteristics and can now hold a position in the community of which he can lie to peers and fellow members in the community.  This quote means that giving someone permission to lie is a big deal, because giving permission to lie is like saying you can lie without getting into trouble. It means he can tell anyone and everyone something that is not true just to keep the truth/real answer with himself. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about whether lying is good or bad. Lying is something everyone instantly thinks is bad but what if you need to lie to keep others safe, what if you need to lie to keep the secret truth from spreading. What if someone asks Jonas something that is meant to stay within the top people of the community, it would be necessary for him to lie to keep the information out of the member’s hands/heads.

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When Jonas receives the paper for the rules for being the Receiver of memories, it says he may lie. In other words, he is anxious and confused because he is not used to lying but now he can. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas is a responsible boy and that this job is very serious and he is chosen for a reason. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about how many people in the real world have consequences when they lie about some things and this job must be very serious if you are able to lie because in his community he is not used to that. What made Jonas so special to get this job? And also why is he able to lie in this job if it is one of the most important and a very serious job?

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When Jonas received his new job as the receiver, he had gone home with a file. Inside this file held a list of things he was now allowed to do. Some of which include…. But the mo
st important thing on the list, was “You May Lie”. In other words, Jonas was appalled by this list because no one else in the world was allowed to lie. At least that he knew of. It was a rule that was applied from the beginning. “No lying”. This lead Jonas to think if anyone else was given the permission to lie. And if his parents had ever lied. The author is trying to make us see that this rule is a very important rule and that it will come back later on. Whether Jonas will have to lie to protect himself or someone he cares about, or maybe it will give Jonas a whole new perspective on the world. To be paranoid about if anyone is lying to him especially if he is allowed to ask any questions he find necessary. The passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how much lying we do in the real world. An average person tells two to three lies in a ten minute conversation. That’s about 288 lies a day. Whereas in Jonas’ world, they were not allowed to say one. This can also be apply to the world because as a child, you are told to never lie. It was bad and mean. It could lead to more trouble than just telling the truth. But as you grow older, it seems that lying is sometimes important in certain situations. Making it so that Jonas’ “you may lie” rule, a subject on just growing up. Although, it could also be there to show that lying is mostly bad and even if you are given the chance, you should not take it. As Jonas said after reading this rule, “He had been trained since earliest childhood, since his earliest learning of language, never to lie.”

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When Jonas is alone in his room reading his instructions, his instructions say that “you may lie”.  In other words, Jonas is allowed to lie now. The author is trying to make us see that Jonas is one that would be unwilling to lie, as when he is thinking about his instructions the first thought he had towards it was that he wasn’t ready to think about it. This story had a significant impact on my thinking about people lying. The fact that Jonas wasn’t even ready to think about the possibility of him lying shows me this. Unlike Jonas and his Community, people in our world lie all the time on a regular basis, they can’t be outright honest to people.

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When Jonas receives the list of rules and regulations for his new job, it states that he may lie. He does not know what this means and he is confused and shocked. On page 69 it says “Jonas was stunned. What would happen to his friendships?”
In other words, when he read the list of rules, he was surprised because none of these things would be allowed in the regular community rules.
The author is trying to make us see that this job is extremely important, enough to have all of these rules that would otherwise be breaking the regular ones. He can’t even say anything to his family or friends, not even the elders.
This quote is important because he has a very important job, one of the most important jobs in the entire community. Only one person has it, and he was specially selected. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about the community and elders. Why would they tell him to lie, even to the elders? Why is he not able to tell anybody about his training?

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Jonas instructions for his job said the quote “You may lie.” He was reading over them and this was the final rule of his job of being the Receiver of Memory. In other words Jonas is now able to lie. The author is trying to make us see that when you are in this job, you are able to lie. The author doesn't say whether other people are able to lie, but what we know is that Jonas can. Even though the community teaches you when you grow up not to lie, now Jonas can. This quote is important because it shows how important Jonas’ job is to the community as well as how secretive it is. They talked about how important it is, but the instructions in his folder practically says how secretive it is too. In the real world people lie just about everyday no matter how big or small it is. We are told not to lie, but we all do it. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about the community because why is this job so important and have to be so secretive. Most of the other jobs are open and you are told what they are. Jonas when being told that he would become the Receiver of Memory wasn’t really told about his job or what he was going to be doing.

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Jonas reads the rule that says “You may lie.” In other words, Jonas’s new job allows him to not tell the truth. The author is trying to make us see that The Receiver of Memory is a very important job with many privileges. This passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how Jonas’s community functioned. Jonas himself wonders whether every adult once received this rule. Maybe the community isn’t really as good as it is made out to be.