In Chapter 5 of "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, Jonas starts his day by sharing his dreams during the morning ritual called the Dream-Telling. He describes a dream he had about a feeling he doesn’t fully understand, called "Stirrings." In his dream, he experienced emotions and sensations related to attraction, specifically towards a girl in his community.
Jonas's mother explains that these feelings are normal and that they are a sign that he is beginning to mature. She tells him that everyone experiences Stirrings, and that he should take a pill to suppress these feelings. Jonas is a bit confused because he knows that these emotions are part of being human, but in his society, they are seen as something to control.
This chapter highlights the community's strict rules about emotions and how they are managed. It also sets up the contrast between Jonas’s budding awareness of feelings and the controlled, emotionless world he lives in, making the reader think about the importance of feelings and choices in life.