What is the treatment for the stirrings in The Giver?
They happen when a citizen begins the early stages of adolescence, or puberty. To stop the Stirrings, the citizens are required to take pills. These pills are taken by children in the early stages of adolescence, and then for the rest of their lives, including as adults, until they are released.
What were the injections in The Giver?
Most of the memories people had were banished, and emotions were wiped away with a daily injection. Only a select few are given the opportunity to hold onto their memories; they would be passed down in case they were of any use.Oct 1, 2014
Who all has to take the treatment in The Giver?
Who all has to take these pills? Anyone who has stirrings. Eventually, everyone has to take the pills. How long does one have to take these pills?
Why did Jonas throw away his pills?
Jonas stops taking the pills just so he can experience the sensation of wanting something, not because he has hopes to start a sexual relationship with another person.
What did Jonas say was the strongest feeling in his dream?
He says that the strongest feeling in his dream had been "the wanting." Jonas is strangely embarrassed as he shares his dream with his family, but must abide by the rule of telling all of a dream.
What weird thing keeps happening to Jonas?
What weird thing keeps happening to Jonas? Things 'change' for an instant. The Giver told Jonas that he was experiencing... The color red.
What was unusual about Jonas sharing a dream?
Although he usually does not have any dream to share, this morning is different - last night, Jonas had a dream about his friend Fiona that shows he has begun to feel Stirrings. These feelings are normal - at some point everyone begins to have them - and are easily treated by the required daily pill.
History
When Jonas first begins his Stirrings, he has a dream about his friend Fiona. In the dream, he is bare-chested and he is in the Bathing Room at The House of The Old. Fiona is in the Bathing Room with him, and he is trying to convince her to take off her clothes and get in the tub.
The Giver
When Jonas first begins his Stirrings, he has a dream about his friend Fiona. In the dream, he is bare-chested and he is in the Bathing Room at The House of The Old. Fiona is in the Bathing Room with him, and he is trying to convince her to take off her clothes and get in the tub.
