Unwind Quotes

Neal Shusterman uses allusion and symbolism in "Unwind" to demonstrate the theme that all life is valuable.

In “A River Runs Through It,” similes are used constantly. They usually relate a person or object to an animal or living entity. For one example, Maclean uses a simile to compare life’s

The author uses a pair of similes to help people have a picture in their head about the story. In the story he says ¨It was empty as a jungle glade at a hot high noon¨. This simple quote makes the story a whole lot more realistic. You can practically feel the hot sun pouring down on your back. It helps people form an illustration in their head about what is happening in the story. Another simile used is ¨The house lights followed her like a flock of fireflies.¨ This quote

Quote 6: “He felt his consciousness slipping, his mind losing adhesion, until all he knew was a single thought: He cannot break me.” (296)

In the novel Unwind, by Neal Shusterman, many kids are subject to a government controlled practice called “unwinding”. When your child turns 13, there is a time gap, until you turn 18, in which you can choose your child to be sent to the government to be well, murdered. If that doesn’t seem crazy enough, it gets worse. The kids whom are unwound, have to get their body parts sent to a hospital to be used for surgeries. When a few more kids are signed up to be unwound, chaos erupts. One of the kids, Risa Ward, chooses to run away from all her problems and escape. Doing this, it proves that Risa is snappy, motherly, and smart.

In his poem, Flames and Dangling Wire, the first line immediately sets the scene allowing us to have a sense of where we are. The use of a simile in “The smoke of different fires in a row, like fingers spread and dragged to smudge” implies the filthiness of the tip and the smoke rising from the fires. This also causes the air to

Louie Zamperini had a very tragic and interesting life. He was a runner for the Olympics. He won many wristwatches from his competitions. After reading about Louie Zamperini in Unbroken, I believe that the author, Lauren Hillenbrand, lucidly defined Louie as resourceful and determined.

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.”

Someone once said; “When we acknowledge the value in every human life and witness such, we thrive and succeed and protect one another”. The value in life is a prospect that should not be suppressed, even in times of hardship. Conveying this message through literary elements can be tough at times, consequently leaving the message unclear. Neal Shusterman’s “Unwind” demonstrates the opposite and conveys the theme thoroughly, leaving no room for uncertainty. His characters, one of the most important elements of an amazing story, all adapt realistically to a situation where the safety of their life comes first. Additionally, the conflict in “Unwind” is a central point of interest and engages the reader in the motives behind the battle faced by the characters. Finally, the narrative perspective further expresses a sense of meaningfulness when dealing with the topic of life significance. Evidently, Shusterman emphasizes the worth in human life through his character development, the conflicts and the theme.

In order to be truly free, you must be free from any influences or people to make your choices. Also to be truly free, you might have to step outside your comfort zone and maybe even change your scenery. ”We went on, cutting through the branches, and it was if we were swimming through a sea of leaves, with the bushes as waves rising and falling and rising around us, and flinging their green sprays high to the treetops”. (Chapter 8, paragraph 3), and ”The forest

Cullen’s use of Simile provides the reader with vivid and specific details about the poem and what is means. These include phrases like “Your grief and mine must intertwine like sea and river,” where we can see use of simile to create vivid pictures of how humans should “intertwine” their emotions with others. Also, another use of simile in the text is when Cullen describes the pain of grief when she says “The ills I sorrow at not me alone like an arrow, Pierce to the marrow”. Through this passage we see the tone of grievance as well as the authors call for human togetherness and

of their life. “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers,” exemplifies the theme of

In the novel Unwind by Neal Shusterman, Lev changed over time because in the beginning he is easy going and by the end, he is willing and caring. Lev has many different feelings and thoughts throughout the book. At some times, Lev doesn't think about what he is doing and takes risks. All of the characters change, but Lev changes more. He undergoes a major conformation.

1. Buck - A half St. Bernard and half sheepdog that was kidnapped and sold as a sled dog.

Out of the three main characters, Risa, Lev, and Connor, in Neal Shusterman´s novel “Unwind” I feel like I connect the most to Risa. In the book Risa is portrayed as a strong headed and intelligent girl. Not only is she intelligent she also has a gift of playing the piano. Even though i am not musically gifted in any way i am gifted in athletics. Throughout the story her cleverness and steadfastness has helped her in many ways.