Although the dystopian novel, Unwind by Neal Shusterman is set in the future, the issues and events presented throughout the novel are realistic and can be related to world issues from the past, present, and perhaps the future. Throughout the novel there are three common issues presented that can be identified to past historical events, current global issues, and future predicted problems, and these are organ donations, teen angst, and refugee camps.
Hot topic # 1- Organ Donation
In the dystopian society of Unwind, teenagers who are between the ages of 13-18 can be unwound, or taken apart, organ by organ, to use as transplants. The teens chosen to be unwound are ones who are wards of the state, too much trouble for parents, or are sacrificed for religious purpose. In Uwind, forced organ donation plays a major …show more content…
First and foremost, refugee camps provide a temporary safe house for people who run away from poverty, hardship, and war in their country. It is enough just to mention two of the cases where the usage of refugee camps is really great. First, currently the largest refugee camp in the world located in Dadaab, Kenya with 350,000 people is overly populated. Mostly women and their children who find themselves in extreme poverty go there empty-handed, having no money, no food, no water, nor shelter. Their last sigh of aspiration lies in these camps. And the second case is currently happening in Damascus, Syria, where people stay in refugee camps to hide during the ongoing bombing attacks received from ISIS. Without further doubt, life threatening events like these call people out to go seek help in these camps. Thus, they are so important and necessary for people today, for all the means of life, of keep going and not giving up depends on even the slightest bit of
Hot topic # 1- Organ Donation
In the dystopian society of Unwind, teenagers who are between the ages of 13-18 can be unwound, or taken apart, organ by organ, to use as transplants. The teens chosen to be unwound are ones who are wards of the state, too much trouble for parents, or are sacrificed for religious purpose. In Uwind, forced organ donation plays a major …show more content…
First and foremost, refugee camps provide a temporary safe house for people who run away from poverty, hardship, and war in their country. It is enough just to mention two of the cases where the usage of refugee camps is really great. First, currently the largest refugee camp in the world located in Dadaab, Kenya with 350,000 people is overly populated. Mostly women and their children who find themselves in extreme poverty go there empty-handed, having no money, no food, no water, nor shelter. Their last sigh of aspiration lies in these camps. And the second case is currently happening in Damascus, Syria, where people stay in refugee camps to hide during the ongoing bombing attacks received from ISIS. Without further doubt, life threatening events like these call people out to go seek help in these camps. Thus, they are so important and necessary for people today, for all the means of life, of keep going and not giving up depends on even the slightest bit of