Neal Shusterman

UnWholly, the second book in the Unwind series, picks back up where the first book had left it. This book starts off with the introduction of new characters. Miracolina, a tithe, is the first new character. She was to be tithed because her parents had promised God that if their son had lived, they would sacrifice their daughter. The bus of tithes had brought in another character, Timothy. The bus had been ambushed and the children on the bus had been "rescued" by Lev, an AWOL from the first book…

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…

attributed to Mark Twain, but isn’t exactly his. Regardless of who said it in the first place, the quote tells us that even if one is missing one of their five senses, they can still sense the power of kindness. In the novel Unwind written by Neal Shusterman, many characters commit acts of kindness that shift the course of the plot in impactful ways. In real life there are individuals who make decisions and take action to make another person's day that much better. Often unrecognized or…

collaborating to start a movement. On the other hand, people in communities can band together for corrupt reasons, to spread hate and chaos into the world. These examples of communities are evident in both today’s society as well as the novel Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Clearly, communities can both help and harm a society by bringing people together to make a difference in the world or to bring people together to destroy it. For one, communities play an instrumental role in uniting…

Challenging Destiny “He knew he was a tithe from the time he was little. ‘You're special,’ his parents had always told him. ‘Your life will be to serve God, and mankind,’” (Shusterman 31). From the very beginning, this has been Lev’s destiny. He is the star student and athlete of his family of twelve, and he has always known that his supreme purpose is to sacrifice himself for God through unwinding, a process where his body parts and organs are separated to be used as replacements for others,…

Imagine living in a world where abortion was illegal until the age of thirteen. In the book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, this imaginary scenario turns into a real issue for teens in America. If you were a disobedient kid or an extra expense, then your parents/caretakers could get rid of you by just signing a form to have you unwound. Unwinding is a three hour long procedure where each part of a teenager’s body is taken out to use for someone else who needs it. Unwind is set in the far future in…

Since the 1980s the world has seen many major social, political, and technological changes. There has been the explosion of social media and reality television, the evolution of smartphones — leading to an increased access to information and entertainment — and a new wind in feminist movements. Politically in the U.S alone there has been the aftermath of 9/11 and the Iraq and Afghanistan military operations. There has also been increased agitation concerning racial equality and gun control.…

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…