Friday, December 3, 2010

Unwind. Part UNO. :D

In the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, talks about a generation that is a whole different society, when the United States have a second Civil War, the war was over reproductive rights. Now in this society, parents are able unwound their child at the age thirteen to eighteen if they do not wish to take care of there child anymore. Unwound or unwind means that kids are force to go to a harvest camp and give up their body parts to injured or sick people. The kids had no way out, they were forced to go.

Conner who is a rebel was forced to be unwind when his parents signed the paper. Risa who is an orphan and was kicked out her music program. Lev who is a tithed, so he was born knowing he is going to be unwind all his life. These three kids runaway to prevent getting unwound. Conner and Risa were on the same page at day one when had different way to do thing, Lev was lead as a hostage by later on realizes Conner saved his life.

In this story, there is no understanding  why parents are able to give up their children the way they do. How are they able to live with them? It is outrageous what they have done to their child. Risa, was never given a chance, orphan are forced to get unwind at the age of thirteen if they do not get adapted. The law have changed a lot. Women are able to give up their baby if they do not what to. The way they do that is by leaving the baby at someone porch and when the family opens the house and see the baby, it baby is now belong to them, this was called storking.

Conner is the main character, he acts like he is a tough and badass attitude and that he can take on anything but he really can not. Conner is kinda weak because he does not think with his brain he thinks on instant. Also, Conner has a heart but does not show it, he likes to make everyone think he is tough and that nothing can stop him but Risa knows better. Plus, Conner is a type of person that wants to save everyone or it bothers him when he can not.

Risa and Conner are currently in a warehouse trying to go into safety and surviving til eighteen when they are free to live their life. The society in this story is cruel and wrong. This is no way to rule a country.

I think the society of the rulers in this country needs a SMH. I would never want to live in that society.

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