Literature Analysis: Unwind
September 20
In the story, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, we explore a dystopian fiction world where anything the the author writes is law. Conner, an adolescent boy, wanted to have a carefree fun summer when he discovers that he’s about to be unwound. Unwinding only happens to the troubled kids who no one really wants to put up with or that no one wants. But their parts are wanted. Unwound kids get taken in and their limbs are separated from their bodies to help others who need them. Conner, like any teenage boy who has a life ahead of him, runs away to avoid being a donor against his choice.
We as readers can criticize the book but have no right to question what the author has been trying to say because it’s fiction, the author can write as many unnatural laws of physics or nature just because. With his story, Shusterman seems like a man who sleeps in late, letting his dreams take over and refusing to let them go. A gentle tea meditation man. Someone who can be a nightmare in their sleep but a total marshmallow in person. A French toast kind of guy who likes to enjoy the bird singing outside his window. Someone who appreciates the small things but is grateful for the big ideas. “For Conner it’s not about stupidity, or even rebellion— it’s about feeling life.” (Shusterman 4). This can be about the author himself. Unless he doesn’t feel much and wants his characters to not be like himself. “Destination implied a future.” (Shusterman 122) He his life ahead of him even as he gets older. “On the existence of a soul, whether unwound or unborn, people are likely to debate for hours on end, but no one questions whether an unwinding facility has a soul.” (Shusterman 265). This lets him have that assurance that he is humane through his literature.
In the story, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, we explore a dystopian fiction world where anything the the author writes is law. Conner, an adolescent boy, wanted to have a carefree fun summer when he discovers that he’s about to be unwound. Unwinding only happens to the troubled kids who no one really wants to put up with or that no one wants. But their parts are wanted. Unwound kids get taken in and their limbs are separated from their bodies to help others who need them. Conner, like any teenage boy who has a life ahead of him, runs away to avoid being a donor against his choice.
We as readers can criticize the book but have no right to question what the author has been trying to say because it’s fiction, the author can write as many unnatural laws of physics or nature just because. With his story, Shusterman seems like a man who sleeps in late, letting his dreams take over and refusing to let them go. A gentle tea meditation man. Someone who can be a nightmare in their sleep but a total marshmallow in person. A French toast kind of guy who likes to enjoy the bird singing outside his window. Someone who appreciates the small things but is grateful for the big ideas. “For Conner it’s not about stupidity, or even rebellion— it’s about feeling life.” (Shusterman 4). This can be about the author himself. Unless he doesn’t feel much and wants his characters to not be like himself. “Destination implied a future.” (Shusterman 122) He his life ahead of him even as he gets older. “On the existence of a soul, whether unwound or unborn, people are likely to debate for hours on end, but no one questions whether an unwinding facility has a soul.” (Shusterman 265). This lets him have that assurance that he is humane through his literature.
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