The Giver chapter 5 summary

Chapter 5 begins with another standard ritual, the sharing of dreams. Lily and Mother describe their dreams, which are easily interpreted as being about breaking the rules. Jonas, though, had a vivid dream where he was trying to convince Fiona to remove her clothes and let him bathe her. He describes the feelings of "wanting" that accompanied the dream.

Mother asks Jonas to stay behind for a moment as Father and Lily leave for the day. She explains that his dream was his first experience with the Stirrings, and that everyone experiences them. The rules dictate, though, that treatment for these Stirrings must begin immediately in the form of a daily pill, which people take until they enter the house of the Old. Mother and Father both take pills, and now Mother gives one to Jonas. Jonas rides away on his bicycle, thinking about how pleasurable the dream had been, and how he wishes he could feel the Stirrings again. But even as he tries to remember the feeling, the pill does its work and the dream slips away from his thoughts.

this is the kinda stuff you should be doing yourself imo