Unwind

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-5

Chapters 6-10

Chapters 11-14

Chapters 15-20

Chapters 21-26

Chapters 27-33

Chapters 34-40

Chapters 41-50

Chapters 51-58

Chapters 59-65

Chapters 66-69

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Each Unwound has his or her own tragic story. Do the stories or the reality behind them mean more in the larger scheme of things? Explain.

Unwind presents several moral conundrums. Discuss the incidents that make Connor, Risa, and Lev contemplate the moral complications of their situation. Do you think they ever come to a conclusion about what is right and what is wrong?

Readers never learn exactly why Connor’s parents gave him up, while everyone else seems to have an answer. Do you think the lack of a definitive answer drives Connor more? Why or why not?