Along the way, she befriends Alys, the midwife who cared for her, and Einar, another man. Although Claire lost her memory temporarily due to amnesia, she regained it slowly and eventually. The storm washes her up to a little village on the coast, with a cliff. Claire attempts to follow them on a shipping vessel where she'd talked to a member of the crew before, but the boat soon encounters a strong storm and is shipwrecked. Before she can do anything, Thirty-Six is saved and taken away by Jonas. These pills prevent stirrings, particularly love.Ĭlaire is told that Gabriel is going to be killed due to his failure to thrive.

As a Birthmother, she was instructed not to take the pills, and the matter was overlooked in her reassignment. She retains curiosity for her son as she begins work at the Fish Hatchery, and begins casually volunteering at the nurturing center to see him. There, she grows fond of her baby and felt a deep bonding towards him. Before she leaves, she inquires after the baby she delivered, and the officer informs her that the baby is healthy, accidentally informing that the child is male and Number Thirty-Six in his year. Three weeks after giving birth, Claire reports to the birthing unit office and is reassigned to work at the Fish Hatchery. She gives birth to her first child at age 14, but complications during labor necessitate delivery by Cesarean. In the first part, before Claire is an assigned Birthmother in the Community where Jonas grew up. They are called Before, Between and Beyond.

In it, Gabriel, the baby Jonas brought from The Community, is one of the two main characters. His mother, Claire, is the other. Son is the fourth and last book of The Giver quartet.

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