Unwind Book Report

In the novel Unwind, Neal Shusterman offers a unique perspective on the possible outcome of our society’s conflicts on ethical issues, especially directed towards the debate on abortion. The author shows the outcome of second civil war, in which the system of unwinding is born, a word hiding the harsh truth of dismembering children. This form of abortion proved to be the only way that would bring back peace to the country, however wrong in many ways and means of drastic measures it seemed to both the authorities and the public. The process of unwinding portrayed in the novel in biased and is not a realistic solution to the problems in today's society, only serving further issues and tensions in the nation. The author on purposefully

Unwind by Neal Shusterman is the “newer version” of America. In this New America, your parents could easily get rid of you by Unwinding you. Your body would be split into separate parts but your “soul” would still be intact. Your body parts would go to people who need it though, such as a prefrontal cortex for someone who was in a severe head injury accident or just has some type of brain problem. These known Unwinds that have been chosen are going to harvest camps, spending their last few days there before being Unwound. Connor, Risa, and Lev are the three main characters in this book, all Unwinds. This book was a very controversial story for the likes and dislikes of it, and there are many different connections and recommendations that I

The author's purpose was to use the main characters to make the reader think of what abortion actually means and what our rights are to our own bodies. Since I have read this book, it’s showed me that everyone's meaning of life is different and that we have more rights than we might think. “We have a right to our lives! We have a right to choose what happens to our bodies”

In the book, Unwind, by Neal Shusterman, the argument between Pro-life and Pro-choice reaches a point that leads America to a second civil war. This war was known as the “Heartland War” and it did not end with a clear winner. Instead, both sides agreed to a new law called “The Bill of Life” to make peace and end the war. The Bill of Life was a compromise between the pro-life and pro-choice factions that prevent abortion but also stated that human life will be preserved from the moment of pregnancy until the child reaches the age of thirteen. After age 13 and before age 18, the parent can choose to “Unwind” their children which means the child is sent to a “harvest camp” until their organs are harvested and given to people who need organ

Unwind is a book filled with three main characters who are escaping their “fate” of being unwound. Unwinding is a process in which every part of a child between the ages thirteen to eighteen is removed and donated to others in need of a healthy limb or organ. Connor is one of the main characters, he found out that he was going to be unwound because he found a bill his parent’s paid to go to the Bahamas, without him. He decides to rebel against his destiny and runs away from home, encountering some other characters and conflicts along the way.

Now, there’s probably been that one time in your life that you hoped for the best, but the outcome wasn’t the way you wanted it to turn out. Roland, one of the characters in Neal Shusterman’s Unwind, had the same intentions. In fact, Shusterman creates a setting that gets the characters to see what actually were Roland’s intentions. In Chapter 24, the characters are preparing for dinner as Risa goes to wash-up, in the bathroom, which gives Roland the opportunity to go for what he wants. A possible theme for this chapter could be, “Plans don’t always go they way you want them to,”or for life in general LIFE doesn’t always go they way you want it.”

Speak did not pull me in as early as I would have liked. I think the main reason for that was due to the lack of activity in the beginning. For example, in the first chapter the only real action as when she got picked up on the bus. Although the next chapter was intriguing and urged me to read on. After a chapter or two I started to realize all of the similarities between my life as a high school student and Melinda's in Speak.

Unwind, by Neal Shusterman, expresses change in many ways and forms. The book is about three main characters that are trying not to be unwound and eventually are safe. One of the main characters, Lev, starts out by being an innocent thirteen year old tithe, and by the end of the book, he is threatening and fearless. Lev experienced many problems and came out of his shell of a very religious tithe to stand up for what he believes in. Lev changed from a very obedient boy to a risky teenager throughout the book.

Unwind is a science fiction novel that is dealing with the fallout from The Second Civil War, also known as “The Heartland War”. This book is written by Neal Shusterman and is 335 pages of what happens after The Bill of Life is passed. The Heartland War was a long and gruesome fight over one topic, abortion. To cease the war, a constitutional amendment was passed known as The Bill of Life. The Bill of Life states that from conception to the age of thirteen that human life may not be touched.

Something wasn't right, and that something was staring me right in the face, literally. I looked down at the book in my hands to be greeted with a creepy image of a cracked mask, which appeared to be blinking with its two misshapen eyes. One of the eyes was short and wide, while the other was tall and skinny. Out of fear, I quickly turned the page to find out that the words had turned into symbols.

Desmond, Dana, and Diamond's mother (Niaera) using cocaine, pills (unknown) and weed. Niaera used the drugs in front of the children. Niaera takes the children to a trapped house. A trapped home is when drug addict used drugs and buys the drugs. It is unknown who is the drug addict in the trapped house. The children are exposed to it all. The children have access to the drugs. It is unknown if the drugs are being manufactured in the home. It is unknown if drugs are sold in the home. Niaera hit Dana's in the face on her left side, which begun bleeding. It is unknown when this occurred. Dana was not taken to the doctor. Dana's grandmother (Tracey) has the blooding clothes. Dana came to Tracey's home with the blooding clothes

Through the concept of unwinding, Shusterman explores the dilemma that is abortion in the dystopian world of ‘Unwind’. In the Heartland War, both the Pro-life Army and Pro-choice Brigade fought for their respective beliefs on the controversial issue of abortion. To end the war, a law known as The Bill of Life was passed, satisfying both the Pro-life and the Pro-choice armies. However this Bill of Life was far from a victory, in fact it changed the world as teenagers knew it. ‘Unwinding’ was the concept that was created through the Bill of Life and stated once a child reached 13 years of age, parents can have their child unwound; this was completely the parents’ choice up until the child turned 18 . Even though the Bill of Life was supposed to stop controversy, it created the largest ethical dilemma in the

Wouldn’t it be wrong if your parents can control if you can live or die? Well, in the book Unwind by Neil Shusterman, it shows a dystopian society. It shows where parents can choose to unwind their child, if they do no please their parents, or if they have their own unwanted baby, they can stork it, giving it to another baby. In the book, Connor, a teen that is needed to be unwound, escapes from his town escapes to safety. In Uwind, it clearly shows the destruction of family as it shows that if parents have too much power, it can lead to the careless demolition of the family.

“Three Teens, one terrifying process” occurs in, Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. Unwind, a process done in a harvest camp where children are split into parts but without technically killing them, 99% of their body are kept alive and used as donor parts. Connor, a troublesome 17 year old with repeated delinquent behaviours. Risa, a ward of the state but due to budget cut, was scheduled to be unwound. Lev, a tithe who believed all his life he was a blessing for God. They are destined to be unwound but they are like no other unwind. They blew up the harvest camp a day before Connor was scheduled to be unwound and became a legend to all unwinds.

A child at the developmental age of four would not be in the right mind set to form a structured opinion on abortion. Cognitively, a child that young would have no foundation to process logical reasoning. Notably, a child in that pre-operational stage would be incapable of engaging in internal mental operations or manipulations(Cacioppo, J. & Freberg, L. (2015). The parents intertwined in this case are entitled to any of their emotions; whether they experience levels anger, disbelief, shock, etc(Horn, C. (2016). In certain circumstances, a guardians reaction to the topic could very well be a result of their parenting methods. To illustrate, most parenting styles, respectively, fall under the categories of authoritative, authoritarian,