What we are Reading
Unwind schedule 9-2 & 9-4
Link to audiobook HERE
Oct 7 - Chpt 12 (pg 64)
PART ONE -TRIPLICATE
Chapter One - Connor
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Why is this chapter called ‘Triplicate’?
Chapter Two – Risa
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What hurts Risa the most of all about being unwound?
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Why do you think that Risa is being unwound over all the other children at the State Home?
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Do you think Risa is brave when she runs for the door of the bus? Why?
Chapter Three – Lev
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Is Marcus right to disrupt Lev’s party like that?
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What signs are there that Lev is not entirely comfortable with being a tithe?
Chapter 7 – Connor
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Who do you think Humphrey Dunfee is? What clues are you given about him?
Chapter 9 – Mother
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What does this chapter teach you about the society of the novel? What is wrong / right with it?
Oct 11 - Chpt 13-19 (pg 112)
Chapter 19 – Connor
1. Summarise Chapter 19 in 5 bullet points.
2. Why do you think this chapter is so long?
Oct 16 - Chpt 20-23 (pg 147)
Chapter 20 – Risa
1. Which do you think is worse? Tens of thousands of babies nobody wants? Or to silently make them go away before they are even born?​​
Chapter 22 – Risa
1. Who is the "Akron AWOL"? Why do the other Unwinds talk about him?
Chapter 23 – Risa
1. You find out the reason Connor has been looking for Lev: what is that reason? What does it tell us about Connor as a person?
Oct 23 - Chpt 23-28 (pg 177)
1. WRITE – how would YOU behave if suddenly all the rules of ‘normal’ society were removed and you had nothing to lose?
Guiding Questions:
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think about the reasons all of them are there – all abandoned by parents / etc
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are they the extreme version of themselves because of the pressured situation?
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How would you feel at being locked up like that in a holding pen, not knowing what was going on around you or if you might be discovered at any moment?
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Which character would you most likely be like? Why?
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PART FOUR - DESTINATIONS
2. Examine the response from Ebay on page 155. Imagining for a moment that you all agreed a soul existed; would you purchase a ‘human soul’? Why or why not? What are the ethical implications of purchasing someone’s soul?
Oct 30 - Chpt 28-35 (pg 226)
Chapter 28 - Risa
1. This is the first impression both the characters and you get of The Admiral. Write down what your impression of him is.
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Chapter 30 - Cy-Ty
1. How do you feel reading this chapter?
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Chapter 35 - Lev
1. What is the group's philosophy for doing what they mysteriously do? Do you think this is a good reason?
Nov 5 - Chpt 35-45 (pg 248)
Chapter 37 - Emby and the Admiral
1. What do we find out about the Admiral in this chapter?
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Chapter 38 - Mob
1. Why is this chapter called Mob?
2. What does the Admiral's arm ache indicate?
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Chapter 43 - Mob
1. What gives the mob its power?
2. Why are the chapters leading up to the climax so short?
Nov 12 - Chpt 45-55 (pg 274)
Chapter 46 - Connor
1. Why is Connor's quote 'you should all be unwound' so shocking? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
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Chapter 47 - First Year Residents
1. Why does Roland want the Juvey-Cops to come?
2. How is the first year resident's reaction typical of a lot of adults in the novel?
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Chapter 49 - Roland
1. Why is Roland's plan of turning in the whole campt of Unwinds quite futile? Why can't Roland see that?
Nov 18 - Chpt 55-63 (pg 300)
Chapter 57 - Lev
1. How has Lev's attitude towards tithing changed since the very start of the story?
2. Make a note of how Lev feels about being a clapper (pg 284)
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Chapter 60 - Harvest
1. The final paragraph of the chapter says "What does it take to unwind the unwanted?...It takes three hours." How does this make you feel?
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Chapter 62 - Lev
1. How is the tree a metaphor for the Unwinds? Use a quote from page 295 to support your answer.
Nov 22 - Chpt 63-END (pg 335)
Chapter 64 - Connor
1. Do you think the way Connor faces his unwinding is brave? Or do you think he has given up? Explain.
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Chapter 65 - Clappers
1. The author of the novel intrudes at this point when he says that clappers do their 'evil deeds'. Why does he say that their deeds are evil?
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Chapter 66 - Connor
1. How does the author keep you in suspense in the first page of this chapter?
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Chapter 68 -Lev
1. Why does Lev's lawyer talk to him about insanity like it's a good thing?
2. What is ironic about Lev's final destructive actions in the end?
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Chapter 69 - Unwinds
1. Do you think it is fitting that Connor has taken over the Graveyard? Why or why not?
2. Is the final message of the novel a positive one? Why or why not?