Unwind Blog #2 (Neal Shusterman) Pages 70-121

In this weeks blog I will talk about the theme development that has started to occur throughout my book, Unwind. Just to recap, in this weeks reading out characters Connor, Risa, and Lev have moved from their forested hideout area into the city where they meet other unwinds that are on the run. They also find a baby that has been left on someones doorstep and decide that the people obviously don't want the baby, so they take it. Lev runs away and calls Pastor Dan only to learn that the Pastor has been against the unwinding of Lev the whole time. At the end of this reading they find a shelter for Unwinds that is run by a woman named Sonia. The theme of this book is starting to change as our characters continue their escape from being unwound. In Part One, it seemed as if the theme of this book was going to be somewhat dark and something along the lines of "Rebel against the system". The reason I thought this was because the whole first part of this book was following the characters desires to escape from the system and start a new life. Part One says, "He knows this is major. Running away with an Unwind, now that commitment" (Shusterman 4). This quote shows that he knows that he is rebelling and that it is a big deal but it is something that has to be done. In Part Two of Unwind, the theme changes from rebelling and uprising against society to a more somber theme. The mood changes to a feeling of fighting for what you believe in. When Lev talks to Pastor Dan on the phone, he feels that what he is doing with Connor and Risa is right and that it is what he is supposed to be doing. In Part Two the characters all learn that they are on the run, but there is a justifiable reason they are. I can't wait to see what happens in part three of Unwind!