- Risa gets assigned to be a dishwasher then becomes a medic, this is because a kid comes in with blood caking him and his nose is bleeding. Risa tells him how to stop the bleeding without gaging himself with this own blood. She is then upgraded immediately to a medic while the kid becomes the dishwasher.
Why doesn't Connor volunteer for "work"? P205
- Connor believes the Admiral is working a slave market instead of a refuge place. He believes that people are being sold off to others or even to the cops to be unwound and that the admiral is also using them for his own pleasure.
How does Roland unsettle Connor? P206-207
- I think Roland unsettles Connor with the amount of knowledge he has on the graveyard already. They've only been in there for a few days and he already knows so much. I think he is also unsettled because of Roland and the Admirals teeth. In the text, Roland says that the Admirals teeth look very similar to a kids photo in his room, which is hung up. He then says that the teeth are probably the kids and he doesn't know how many unwound body parts the Admiral has. It makes Connor think a lot about what Roland has said and makes him mad because he actually starts to believe Roland.
P208-209 detail Lev's arrival, and Connor's reaction. Make sure you fill in your character profiles for both characters.
- When Lev arrived Connor was surprised but angry as he thought Lev was Unwound. He was happy to see him but then thought about everything he had done and was angry. When Lev spots him he smiled and tried walking to Connor before Amp told him to stay in line. Connor said that he knew him and Amp let him pass. Once Lev reaches him he punches Lev straight in the face, just to get all his anger out and then hugs him tightly like he would do with his brother.
- Lev looks completely different to how he did at the start of the story. Instead of having clean hair, he had unkempt hair that looked dirty and instead of wearing white clothes, he wore worn jeans and a dirty red T-shirt. Instead of having an innocent look, he has a hardened look which surprised Connor.
- Connor looks similar to how he did at the start of the story, just acted differently. Instead of going straight to lev he stopped, thought about it and looked at Lev from far away. He thought about everything Lev has done and kept his thoughts to himself. Instead of being impulsive and going straight to Lev, he waited until the right time and then talked to Lev.
P214-215 Connor learns the truth about the Admiral here. How does the Admiral gain Connor's trust?
- Connor bursts while talking to the Admiral and says that he is able to pick and choose who gets unwound and what body parts he gets. This makes the Admiral mad and he takes out his dentures in front of Connor. Connor is horrified and confused as he believes that the teeth he has is the kids but no blood is pouring out. The Admiral explains that the kid in the photo is his child and they used his dental records as reference for his teeth. Connor is happy about the explanation and starts to trust the Admiral.
What, according to the Admiral, is it that Connor is becoming famous for in the Graveyard?p212
- The Admiral believes that Connor is becoming more famous in the Graveyard for his repairing skills and his fighting. Everyone knows that Connor is extremely good at fixing things which makes him known for that. He is also known for fighting as he helps resolve problems, even if he loses the fight.
What happens to the Goldens?p217
- The goldens were stuffed into the same crate that the last kids who died from suffocation were in. They had died in the same way they died, from suffocation in crate 2933.
How does Roland begin to assert his power in the Graveyard? (you'll need to look throughout the section)
- Roland begins to assert his dominance by telling the other kids that he was specifically chosen to be the Pilot's assistant. Kids become impressed by him because of his age, and he also manipulates them. Later he soon acts like what the Admiral would act like, giving people rides in the plane, letting them vote and giving their opinions. They all start to listen to him more.
P222-226 give us an insight into how the Unwinding Bill was passed into law. Summarise what happened, then explain whether or not you think it is plausible.
- In the heartland war, there were three sides, the Life Army, the Choice brigade and the remains of the American military, the Admiral was on the military's side. The whole heartland war began because of an argument which had then turned into a war. One side was murdering abortion doctors to protect the right of life, while the other side was getting others pregnant to sell fetal tissue. They had both gotten the weapons to destroy each other when the Bill Of Life was going to be introduced. As a joke, they said a child could be "aborted" once they were of age if their parent wanted them to, but that same year someone won a noble peace prize for being able to transplant every piece of someone's body. As the war was getting worse the army proposed the idea of unwinding, hoping it would shock the two sides into seeing reason, but to their surprise, both sides agreed. The Bill Of Life was introduced and both sides were quite happy with the idea, not worrying about the consequences. I don't think it is plausible because they just agreed because of the noble peace prize winner. The side that was fighting for the right of light doesn't know when you are transplanted, whether or not you actually live or not. you don't know enough details to say yes without knowing the consequences. You also aren't giving the kids who are being unwound the right of life as you are letting the parents decide instead of them. You are also letting them be "aborted" which is what one side was highly against, even going as far as to kill abortion doctors. It doesn't make sense and also doesn't seem plausible to agree to.
The Admiral was there when the Bill of Life was signed - do you think this detracts from the believability of the commonplace nature of Unwinding? In your opinion, do you think the book should have a few more generations between those who signed the Bill, and the present state in the novel?
- I think it does distracts the nature of Unwinding because not everyone knows the full process of unwinding when they had agreed on the Bill of Life. They didn't know enough but agreed to the Bill of Life because they thought it sounded right. I don't think they should have a bigger generation space because then kids would most likely all be unwound. They would all either be dead or completely afraid of being unwound, the kids now are afraid, but they are trying to stop the problem as it affects them the most.
What job does Lev volunteer to do? P236
- Lev Volunteers to help with oil Pipelines. He volunteers along with another kid and Mai.
Which part of Harlan Dunfree does Emby have? P240
- Emby has one of Harlan Dunfee's lung. He was given this because when he was younger he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, both his lungs were shutting down so the doctors gave him one of Harlan's lungs.
Chapter 39 is from Roland's point of view. Why do you think Shusterman changes the narrative here? What do we learn in this short chapter?
- I think it is to see someone who isn't one of the main character thoughts towards someone who is the main character. I think it is also to see Roland's brief opinion on Connor. In this chapter, we learn that Roland has done quite a few things that most people don't know about, for example, we learn that he stole things from the infirmary and broke generators just to be able to blame the Admiral for everything and get people on his side. We also learn he is very cautious about Connor, as he thinks Connor knows way too much about the things he has done.
By the end of this section, things at the Graveyard have deteriorated, with the unwinds turning on the Admiral, and tearing the place apart. Which character is beaten to death on p250?
- The character who is beaten to death is Cleaver, he was the pilot that made Roland his apprentice.
What does the Admiral refuse on p255? What is the doctor's reaction to this?
- The Admiral refuses a heart transplant because he had a heart attack. The doctor is confused and a little afraid because he hasn't done a traditional heart surgery in a while but still remembers it from medical school.
Why does Roland have the Juvey-Cops called? P259 Why doesn't his plan happen? P260-1
- Roland has the Juvey-Cops called because he realises that he can turn in Risa, Connor and Himself to the cops for money. Each runaway unwound you bring in you get $500. This didn't happen because Roland was also an unwound and in return gave himself in with no reward. He tried bribing the cops but they had dealt with this all before, so they didn't believe him.
- Connor bursts while talking to the Admiral and says that he is able to pick and choose who gets unwound and what body parts he gets. This makes the Admiral mad and he takes out his dentures in front of Connor. Connor is horrified and confused as he believes that the teeth he has is the kids but no blood is pouring out. The Admiral explains that the kid in the photo is his child and they used his dental records as reference for his teeth. Connor is happy about the explanation and starts to trust the Admiral.
What, according to the Admiral, is it that Connor is becoming famous for in the Graveyard?p212
- The Admiral believes that Connor is becoming more famous in the Graveyard for his repairing skills and his fighting. Everyone knows that Connor is extremely good at fixing things which makes him known for that. He is also known for fighting as he helps resolve problems, even if he loses the fight.
What happens to the Goldens?p217
- The goldens were stuffed into the same crate that the last kids who died from suffocation were in. They had died in the same way they died, from suffocation in crate 2933.
How does Roland begin to assert his power in the Graveyard? (you'll need to look throughout the section)
- Roland begins to assert his dominance by telling the other kids that he was specifically chosen to be the Pilot's assistant. Kids become impressed by him because of his age, and he also manipulates them. Later he soon acts like what the Admiral would act like, giving people rides in the plane, letting them vote and giving their opinions. They all start to listen to him more.
P222-226 give us an insight into how the Unwinding Bill was passed into law. Summarise what happened, then explain whether or not you think it is plausible.
- In the heartland war, there were three sides, the Life Army, the Choice brigade and the remains of the American military, the Admiral was on the military's side. The whole heartland war began because of an argument which had then turned into a war. One side was murdering abortion doctors to protect the right of life, while the other side was getting others pregnant to sell fetal tissue. They had both gotten the weapons to destroy each other when the Bill Of Life was going to be introduced. As a joke, they said a child could be "aborted" once they were of age if their parent wanted them to, but that same year someone won a noble peace prize for being able to transplant every piece of someone's body. As the war was getting worse the army proposed the idea of unwinding, hoping it would shock the two sides into seeing reason, but to their surprise, both sides agreed. The Bill Of Life was introduced and both sides were quite happy with the idea, not worrying about the consequences. I don't think it is plausible because they just agreed because of the noble peace prize winner. The side that was fighting for the right of light doesn't know when you are transplanted, whether or not you actually live or not. you don't know enough details to say yes without knowing the consequences. You also aren't giving the kids who are being unwound the right of life as you are letting the parents decide instead of them. You are also letting them be "aborted" which is what one side was highly against, even going as far as to kill abortion doctors. It doesn't make sense and also doesn't seem plausible to agree to.
The Admiral was there when the Bill of Life was signed - do you think this detracts from the believability of the commonplace nature of Unwinding? In your opinion, do you think the book should have a few more generations between those who signed the Bill, and the present state in the novel?
- I think it does distracts the nature of Unwinding because not everyone knows the full process of unwinding when they had agreed on the Bill of Life. They didn't know enough but agreed to the Bill of Life because they thought it sounded right. I don't think they should have a bigger generation space because then kids would most likely all be unwound. They would all either be dead or completely afraid of being unwound, the kids now are afraid, but they are trying to stop the problem as it affects them the most.
What job does Lev volunteer to do? P236
- Lev Volunteers to help with oil Pipelines. He volunteers along with another kid and Mai.
Which part of Harlan Dunfree does Emby have? P240
- Emby has one of Harlan Dunfee's lung. He was given this because when he was younger he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, both his lungs were shutting down so the doctors gave him one of Harlan's lungs.
Chapter 39 is from Roland's point of view. Why do you think Shusterman changes the narrative here? What do we learn in this short chapter?
- I think it is to see someone who isn't one of the main character thoughts towards someone who is the main character. I think it is also to see Roland's brief opinion on Connor. In this chapter, we learn that Roland has done quite a few things that most people don't know about, for example, we learn that he stole things from the infirmary and broke generators just to be able to blame the Admiral for everything and get people on his side. We also learn he is very cautious about Connor, as he thinks Connor knows way too much about the things he has done.
By the end of this section, things at the Graveyard have deteriorated, with the unwinds turning on the Admiral, and tearing the place apart. Which character is beaten to death on p250?
- The character who is beaten to death is Cleaver, he was the pilot that made Roland his apprentice.
What does the Admiral refuse on p255? What is the doctor's reaction to this?
- The Admiral refuses a heart transplant because he had a heart attack. The doctor is confused and a little afraid because he hasn't done a traditional heart surgery in a while but still remembers it from medical school.
Why does Roland have the Juvey-Cops called? P259 Why doesn't his plan happen? P260-1
- Roland has the Juvey-Cops called because he realises that he can turn in Risa, Connor and Himself to the cops for money. Each runaway unwound you bring in you get $500. This didn't happen because Roland was also an unwound and in return gave himself in with no reward. He tried bribing the cops but they had dealt with this all before, so they didn't believe him.
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