"To the Reader" by Michel de Montaigne is an introductory letter where the author communicate that he is looking to present an honest book, without looking for fame or glory. In order to do so, the author decides to use an unadorned writing style, using an honest, everyday speech without using embellishments. The readers could figure out that Montaigne is going to use an unadorned style of writing it in his book when he stated his desire to be viewed in a "genuine, simple, and ordinary manner".
Jonas' mother then gives Jonas a pill which happens to be the same pill that she and her husband take each morning. The pills suppress sexual desires and censor the citizens' emotions.
