Turning 13 years old can be rewarding and looks at as a
privilege to some, like Lev. To some, like Conner, it can be scary and
overwhelming, with the feeling of betrayal. Being selected to be unwound meant
saying farewell to your family and friends and being sent off to be harvested
for your organs. Conner wants nothing to do with it and breaks away, but now he
is a fugitive. Through out the story, Conner what sees as rescuing a “tithe”
where as the government thinks he is kidnapping. Surviving is all that Conner
wants to do until he is eighteen years old, but staying undercover for that
long will be a challenge.
Unwind presents a dystopian society that decides to unwind
selected children on their thirteenth birthday to satisfy both the pro-choice
and pro-life debates. The contents of
the novel deal with survival and horror. Teachers should be aware of individuals
personal views before offering such a novel to them.
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