Answer:
False.
Explanation:
The job of Receiver of Memory is unique in this community. It shows the essential weakness of the “sameness” that the community has created. The Receiver has to hold all of the memories of the way things used to be before sameness was imposed. He or she needs to hold those memories because the community might need them at some point. They might find that, in imposing sameness, they did away with something that they really needed. By having a Receiver of Memory, they protect themselves from this possibility.
But this means that the community cannot really have complete sameness. It has to have the memories of the past intact just in case. That leaves it vulnerable. It relies on one person to bear the pain of the memories without cracking. When Jonas receives the memories, he is unable to deal with the pain and is also unable to accept the sameness. He has it in his power to single-handedly destroy the community by running away and giving the memories back to all the people.
Thus, Jonas’s assignment is the most important job in the community and the most dangerous. His job is Receiver of Memory.
