There is no specific quote that tells us this answer, so we can only make an assumption based on some of the other information we know about the community.
Because the community prioritizes Sameness, we can assume that lying would undermine that system. For everyone to be effectively the same, it would make sense that everyone would need to tell the truth. For example, let's say that a child was late to school and lied...
There is no specific quote that tells us this answer, so we can only make an assumption based on some of the other information we know about the community.
Because the community prioritizes Sameness, we can assume that lying would undermine that system. For everyone to be effectively the same, it would make sense that everyone would need to tell the truth. For example, let's say that a child was late to school and lied to his parents about it. The teacher's story and the child's story would not be the same. This is one small example, but it shows that the uniformity of everything is important in this community. This is also another way in which the community elders maintain control. If people are allowed to lie, they can lie to authorities as well, and those authorities would lose control.
Jonas is told that he can lie and we could imagine how this might be crucial to his role as a Receiver of Memories. If someone were to ask him something that he really should not divulge without risking that person knowing too much, it would probably be in the best interest if he were to lie.
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