Companion Book for Unwind, by Neal Shusterman
Zelda Spier
Tea. Cher.
English G
8 April 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS (done)
Orientation- Page 1
Cast of MAIN characters- Page 2
Hero's journey- Page 3
Symbols- Page 4
Themes- Page 5
Conflicts- Page 6
Terms- Page 7
Fanfic- Page 8
An orientation to the rules of the Unwind world
In the Unwind world, kids of the ages above 13 and under 18 are able to be 'Unwound' by their parents. Juvey cops are cops that catch runaway kids who have run away because of the risk of being unwound. The technology in the future world of unwind hasn't updated/improved that much however ipods, computers, printers, etc are considered old and not updated. Nothing has really changed but it is definitely in the future as there are references to what has changed even though it's not very big. The process of Unwinding is the process of (not killing someone) but putting them in a 'divided state' and all body parts go to different people. So you 'live on' in other people. Guns are illegal and juvey cops only use tranq darts exclusively. If you escape being unwound, you are now called an AWOL and if you get caught by the cops you will go straight to the nearest harvest camp.
Cast of MAIN Characters & Their Character Archetypes in Unwind (1st book)
Connor
Hero
Determined
Troublemaker
Expectant
Intelligent
Impulsive
Risa
Sidekick (Most people think she's a hero, but in the 1st book I think she's a sidekick and the main hero is Connor)
Innocent
Kind
Careful
Determined
Strong
Lev
Antihero (Most people think he's a sidekick but in the 1st book I think he's an antihero because he doesn't seem very good at the beginning)
Determined
Innocent
Brave
Roland
'Villain'
Intimidating
Leading
Selfish
Impulsive
Analysis of Hero's journey in Unwind
1. Ordinary world- Before Connor knew about his parents unwinding him.
2. Call to adventure- Connor finds a letter to unwind him/ vacation ticket for 3 (Mother, father, brother) and not him for after his unwinding.
3. Return of the call- Connor runs away/becomes an AWOL
