Neal Shusterman's Unwind

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In the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, Connor, one of the main characters had changed from being in an emotionally bad place and a foolish kid to more relaxed, mature and emotionally strong young adult. This happened because as the conflict escalated and he met Risa and Lev and they went through some tough times like almost being unwound taking care of the stroked baby. In the beginning of the book Connor had figured out that he is unwound so he was just sitting on a ledge and thinking. Shusterman writes, “This has always been a good place to get away from fights with his parents, or when he generally feels boiled. But now Connor is beyond boiled- even beyond fighting with his mom and dad. There’s nothing more to fight about” (4). This shows

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