Have you ever been jealous of your best friend for their possessions, or maybe it was her thick hair, or his height? This is greed, and it blinds us from ourselves. Now that we see our friend and her new thing, we can no longer see the beauty of our own. This is why we should be grateful for what we posses, and not be greedy for more.
“Memory-specific Neuro Weaving isn’t some questionable mind enhancement drug or dangerous wet-wire chip. It’s actual living brain tissue preprogrammed with the subject of your choice. Algebra, trigonometry, biology, physics and more subjects on the way!”(Shusterman, 15) This Neuro Weaving is made possible by unwinding. Unwinding is the dismantling of teenagers to use their parts for transplants. Unwinding began from greed, people longing to have what others have. Longing to have the brains of your sibling, or the running speed of your friend. …show more content…
The leg holes cut into my hips and the straps dig into my shoulders. Anxiety creeps through me like twisting vines.”(Murphy ,3) In this part of Dumplin Will feels awkward because her friend is talking to other people at the pool. When she goes over the new girl Callie, says she’s entering the pageant that Will’s mom runs, Callie learns this and makes a rude comment about Will’s weight. Will feels awkward since she is already somewhat self conscious of her weight, this sends her over the edge, and she immediately leaves. Will is jealous of the thinner frame of the other females in the story, and that is why she’s uncomfortable at her
“Memory-specific Neuro Weaving isn’t some questionable mind enhancement drug or dangerous wet-wire chip. It’s actual living brain tissue preprogrammed with the subject of your choice. Algebra, trigonometry, biology, physics and more subjects on the way!”(Shusterman, 15) This Neuro Weaving is made possible by unwinding. Unwinding is the dismantling of teenagers to use their parts for transplants. Unwinding began from greed, people longing to have what others have. Longing to have the brains of your sibling, or the running speed of your friend. …show more content…
The leg holes cut into my hips and the straps dig into my shoulders. Anxiety creeps through me like twisting vines.”(Murphy ,3) In this part of Dumplin Will feels awkward because her friend is talking to other people at the pool. When she goes over the new girl Callie, says she’s entering the pageant that Will’s mom runs, Callie learns this and makes a rude comment about Will’s weight. Will feels awkward since she is already somewhat self conscious of her weight, this sends her over the edge, and she immediately leaves. Will is jealous of the thinner frame of the other females in the story, and that is why she’s uncomfortable at her