However, the Admiral uses it to save a great number of Unwinds, putting them to work until they reach the age of eighteen. The Graveyard is a symbol of safety and opportunity for the Unwinds. Here the Unwinds are safe from capture, and they do not need to run away, as they would in the outside world. Unwinds also have the opportunity to work and gain skills they will need after they enter the real world at the age of eighteen. Ironically, a place where dead planes rest is now bringing life to hundreds of people. “All around them, everywhere, are airplanes, but there’s no sign of an airport-just the planes, row after row, for as far as the eye can see” (Shusterman
However, the Admiral uses it to save a great number of Unwinds, putting them to work until they reach the age of eighteen. The Graveyard is a symbol of safety and opportunity for the Unwinds. Here the Unwinds are safe from capture, and they do not need to run away, as they would in the outside world. Unwinds also have the opportunity to work and gain skills they will need after they enter the real world at the age of eighteen. Ironically, a place where dead planes rest is now bringing life to hundreds of people. “All around them, everywhere, are airplanes, but there’s no sign of an airport-just the planes, row after row, for as far as the eye can see” (Shusterman