Jonas has been chosen to be a Receiver of Memory. His training will require him to be alone and apart from everyone else.
We have to stay away from him. His training requires him to be apart from the rest of us.
Come on Jonas let's go home.
Scene where the Chief Elder Assigns Jonas' Assignment.
These are all rules that basically say that I have to be apart from everyone else, I have to experience pain, and that I may do misconducts such as lie or be rude.
Scene where everyone hesitates to say hi to him, since he is the Receiver of Memories.
Wait, so what if everyone was permitted to lie. i would never know because they can just lie about it.
Scene where Jonas' family and his best friend Asher go home with Jonas.
Scene where Jonas reads his rules in his dwelling.
Scene where Jonas realizes that other adults and Twelves could also be permitted to lie, and Jonas would never know.