How were children born in The Giver?

[timbaly]

Well, how were the children born in The Giver? I know there were birth mothers but how did the whole process work?

[truthaddict11]

ok i have no clue because how can they reproduce if the community supresses any sexual attraction through those pills? and they cant be clones because one would have to be killed like when Jonas' father had to euthanize that baby who was a twin. maybe the leaders of the community father the children?
(Edited by truthaddict11 at 11:26 pm on Dec. 10, 2002)


(Edited by truthaddict11 at 4:39 pm on Dec. 11, 2002)

[Umoja]

I never thought about that... good question. Anyone have any ideas?

[timbaly]

Someone told me that they have "volunteers" who jerk off and collect sperm, but then that memory is erased. Then they drug the birth mothers to knock them out and inect them with sperm.

Who injects the sperm, I don't know. How they erase memories, it might have to do with the giver himself. It actually does sound somewhat plausable, if you think about it.

[Socialmalfunction]

damn i dont know but thanks for reminding me about that book. its been so long and i love that book. i have to find it!

[Lefty]

Yeah, it really is a great book. I have read it many-a-time.

[Doshka]

there is an idea about the baies that i read in the ***** Ayne Rand's book 'Anthem' where basicaly the men have te duty of inserting the sperm once in their lives..everyone has to and everyone does it once..she didnt mention memory pills but its a nice read to tell the truth..short but nice...i liked he giver a lot...all of thosekinds of book are nice...fahrenheit 451...george orwells 1984...anthem...capitalist fucks but i like the style of writing

[redcannon]

oi. the giver. how could anyone say they like that book? It is like Ayn Rand for fifth graders. All it does is bash egalitarianism the whole time, and it gives kids around the world the idea that socialism is to be feared, that we would all lose our individuality. It says that euthanasia is evil, and that individuality would be lost.

i spit on that book :angry:

[Sir_No_Sir]

Doshka, im pretty sure Orwell was a socialist, or claimed to be.