jonas begins to teach his findings to fiona and shares the concept of emotion with her. jonas then tells her to stop taking her daily injection. the next day, he kisses her; kissing is an antiquated action that is unknown to the community and which jonas learned about through memories received from the giver, and touching a non-family member is against the rules. jonas also shares his memories with a baby, gabriel, who was brought home by his father. he develops a close relationship with gabriel after discovering that he shared the birthmark jonas has—the mark of a potential receiver of memory.