If I were the Giver, a man in the book the Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas, the main character, is beginning to receive memories. He lives in a time with nothing like we have it. There is Climate Control, everyone is assigned jobs, and there are no hills or colors. If I had to pick a memory to give Jonas, I would give him pets. Pets are a part of life that makes you happy, and their fur would be a completely new sensation to Jonas. He would never have seen anything like it, making it an interesting starting point.