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Because the male Elders father the children. The old-fashioned way. They're the leaders--why should they bother to suppress the "stirrings"? They can probably justify it to themselves because their superior Elder genes should be passed on to future generations. The female Elders, on the other hand, don't want to be waddling around for nine months, so they either take the pills or use birth control.

* Also it's implied that Rosemary was the biological daughter of ''both'' of them, so either they were ''married'' or at least ''lovers''.

The Giver gives memories to Jonas by... having Jonas take off his shirt in front of him and he places his hands on his bare back, which gives Jonas memories and emotions he doesn't know how to comprehend. When Jonas realises he can do the same to Gabriel, he is of course confused. The society is ''heavily'' puritanical (to the point of trying to suppress peoples' sexualities) yet The Giver is so important he can essentially get away with molesting little kids. One of the kids who was intended to be the next Giver committed suicide cause she didn't know how to handle it all. By running away, Jonas attempts to break the cycle, cause he would probably end up molesting Gabriel the same way The Giver molested him. This is how people who are "important" to society get away with sexual assault and how it can be covered up - and how he would end up perpetuating this cycle of sexual abuse.

* Perhaps because they thought Jonas was to be the new receiver, they didn't need another person who could have the gift in the community. And as i turns out he does have it and a wholly separate gift as seen in Son.

** Or Gabe [[FridgeHorror has autism]]. Further supported by an inability to track toys with his eyes.

The only difference is the existance of a single "country"[[note]]or group of "countries", [[{{FanonDiscontinuity}}if you count the "sequels" as canon]][[/note]]. To the outside, it's just another third word country[[note]]or group of countries[[/note]]. The Elders make sure everyone thinks of it that way.

He's a sperm donor, like other men in the Community, and his seed is "sown" at regular intervals over the years so that there's always at least one apt Receiver - not all potential Receivers might start Seeing Beyond, for instance, and one child might die before reaching the age of eleven. That's how they inherited the pale eyes and the capacity for receiving memory. The Giver knows this, and knows this is how it's been done, back and back and back; the children have no idea.
* Very likely. But i'd say the Giver himself is just another descendent of the original receiver that was probably involved in the creation of the community. The receiver's or non selected ones with blue eyes must be selected as birth mothers or sperm doners to keep that gift alive in the population.

[[WMG: The different Communities are related to the Vaults from {{Fallout}} in some form.]]

* * [[https://www.goodreads.com/author/2493.Lois_Lowry/questions Jossed]] by WordOfGod at least with regards to the children being produced by sexual intercourse. No word on the fathers of the children.

It doesn't make much sense to interpret the book as a cautionary tale of utopian schemes, since the Community could not exist without magic. Lois Lowry just wanted to write about a world devoid of emotions, and set up the backstory to justify it, especially when one includes the sequels, which show more of [[WorldGoneMad this world]]. As for everything else, blame your [[DeathOfTheAuthor English teachers]].