With a simple clap of their hands a teenager could destroy their self, as well as the people around them. At least, in the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, they can. One of the main characters even come close to doing it. In the novel, shortly after being separated from two other main characters, Connor and Risa, and getting taken into a Harvest Camp, Lev is faced with an important choice. He and two other teens that he had met before he was caught had devised a plan. They were going to inject explosive toxins into their bloodstream, intentionally get caught, get sent to a Harvest Camp, then blow it up. Though the other two kids decided to go through with the bombing, Lev chose not to. This choice impacted him as well as the two other main characters
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His choice also affected himself. If he had decided to clap, Lev would have died. Since the explosives were in his bloodstream, he would have been destroyed along with the rest of the people around him. His decision not to clap also caused him lots of attention from the media. Up until Lev came around, everyone was terrified of clappers. It is said that, “The threat of clappers is so effective because no one knows what they really stand for” (90). Since the clappers end up dead after the explosion, there's never been a chance for anyone to ask them why they decide to clap. Now that Lev has survived, everyone is getting a chance to understand why was going to clap. The last way the decision affected Lev was it causing his parents to disown him. After being found to be the third clapper, Lev is isolated from others until the toxins leave his bloodstream. During this time, Pastor Dan visits him to update him on what's going on after what happened at the Harvest Camp. Pastor Dan tells him about all of the media coverage, and how he is now the face of clappers. He tells Lev about his parents too. About how, after they heard that he was one of the clappers, they disowned them. He was informed about his brother, Marcus, who was trying to gain custody over Lev after their parents disowned
His choice also affected himself. If he had decided to clap, Lev would have died. Since the explosives were in his bloodstream, he would have been destroyed along with the rest of the people around him. His decision not to clap also caused him lots of attention from the media. Up until Lev came around, everyone was terrified of clappers. It is said that, “The threat of clappers is so effective because no one knows what they really stand for” (90). Since the clappers end up dead after the explosion, there's never been a chance for anyone to ask them why they decide to clap. Now that Lev has survived, everyone is getting a chance to understand why was going to clap. The last way the decision affected Lev was it causing his parents to disown him. After being found to be the third clapper, Lev is isolated from others until the toxins leave his bloodstream. During this time, Pastor Dan visits him to update him on what's going on after what happened at the Harvest Camp. Pastor Dan tells him about all of the media coverage, and how he is now the face of clappers. He tells Lev about his parents too. About how, after they heard that he was one of the clappers, they disowned them. He was informed about his brother, Marcus, who was trying to gain custody over Lev after their parents disowned