The Giver Argument

In The Giver, the people of the Community get rid of sexual desire and romantic feelings using a pill. They call these feelings ‘the Stirrings’, and believe they are bad for the Community as a whole. I disagree with them. I think that we need these feelings in our lives. For one, they make us happy. When someone is close enough to someone that they feel comfortable sleeping with them, they are happy. Some people argue that love and sex can only bring heartbreak and pain. Although that is a valid argument, heartbreak and hurt is something that eventually fades. When it is gone and you let love back in your life, it’s something wonderful. Another argument given is that without the Stirrings, there would be no rape, pedophiles, sexual assault
and slavery. But still in my mind the love you can get in the aftermath of those events are so, so, so much greater than the agony of those actions. I would rather love and be loved than never experience any of it. It’s the pain and hard times that make us better people. I think that the people of the community are wrong.