Part Five - Graveyard || Unwind ✈️

Which job in the graveyard does Risa get assigned to? How does this come about?

Risa gets the job as one of the medics. She gained this job by helping a kid who was punched by Connor with his nose bleed.

Why doesn't Connor volunteer for "work"?

Because Connor states to others "The Admiral's using us" and so he won't put his hand up because he doesn't want to be used.

How does Roland unsettle Connor?

Roland approaches Connor and places a hand on his shoulder, Connor not knowing who it is, it shocks him a bit. Roland then goes on about the Admirals teeth saying that they aren't his giving Connor the idea that they came from an unwind.

Detail Lev's arrival, and Connor's reaction. Make sure you fill in your character profiles for both characters. 

When Lev first arrives he doesn't spot Connor at first instead he is taking in his surrounding about where he is and all the strangers around him. Compared from when Lev got pulled out of the car in the first chapter- his appearance is no longer prim and proper with white clothing with perfect hair it is now messy unkempt hair, torn jeans and a dirty red t-shirt. Lev is also described with "a hardened" look on him. When Lev's eyes find Connor I feel like he is relieved because he knows someone and that's why he takes a step forward to him. The thing that shocked me was when Connor punched Lev because Lev's reaction was so mature and like nothing you would get from someone who was a tithe. Following along with Connor, I could imagine he is very stressed and after he sees Lev he is happy he is alive except the memory of Lev backstabbing him made him angry so he punched him (he did deserve it.)

Connor learns the truth about the Admiral here. How does the Admiral gain Connor's trust? 

I feel like he gains Connors trust by not only telling him the truth but showing him that the teeth aren't from an unwound and telling him what he goes through to keep all the unwinds safe.

What, according to the Admiral, is it that Connor is becoming famous for in the Graveyard?p212

I'm pretty sure it's how well his ability is to fix things and how when he gets into a fight he fixes stuff.

What happens to the Goldens?

The Goldens got murdered. How? Well they were shoved into the same crate 5 unwinds did when Connor was on his way here and so the Goldens got put into that same crate. Now their were 5 Goldens and the crates only have enough oxygen for 4 kids. So someone put them in the crate and suffocated them.

How does Roland begin to assert his power in the Graveyard? (you'll need to look throughout the section) 

He gets people on his side and to like him meaning no one is going to pick a fight with him since he has other's who will protect him. He also has gained people from being the Helicopter boy which is one of the best jobs at the graveyard.

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.  

The way it was created was due to the Heartland War. The Admiral explains to Connor how terrible the war was and then he said "There were dark days leading up to the war. Everything that we think defines right and wrong was being turned upside down. On one side, people were murdering abortion doctors to protect the right to life, while on the other side people were getting pregnant just to sell their fetal tissue. And everyone was selecting their leaders not by their ability to lead, but by where they stood on this single issue. It was beyond madness! Then the military fractured, both sides got hold of weapons of war, and two opinions became two armies determined to destroy each other. And then came the Bill of Life." So he says an argument caused it. You can have an opinion but you should not want to kill people in order to get your point across that is crazy! They should at least keep it to themselves in order for no problems.

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? 

Well, I'm quite invested in this book. I think like a flashback would be cool to have put into the book to see what the Admiral was like then. I think it doesn't because the Bill of Life sorta had something to do with unwinding yet it wants there to be life - and it's okay to take it away by a sign?!

What job does Lev volunteer to do?

Lev volunteers to go to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The job here is to be working on an oil pipeline until you're eighteen. It's apparently one of the coldest, most brutal places on Earth.

Which part of Harlan Dunfree does Emby have?

Emby was dying from a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis when he was younger. So he got a part of Harlan Dunfree's lung.

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's to see what Roland is up too. He is the enemy in the book and we are exploring what is going on in his head. I think Shusterman did this to make us more interested and alert of what could happen in the future.

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? 

Cleaver gets beaten to death, and he was the helicopter pilot.

What does the Admiral refuse on p255? What is the doctor's reaction to this? 

He refuses to have a transplant and the doctor is stressed because they are only used to saving people by replacing the problem instead of fixing it.

Why does Roland have the Juvey-Cops called?

So he could get money plus he doesn't care about Connor anyways. Since you get five hundred dollars if you turn in a runaway unwind.

Why doesn't his plan happen?

Because Roland is an unwind too, so in his case, the Juvey cop could get way more money if he took Connor, Roland Risa.