Sunday, November 6, 2016
Connections Between "Never Let Me Go" and Unwind"
While cleaning my room the other day, I found a book called "Unwind" by Neal Shusterman. In this book, unwanted teens are forced to get "unwound," in which their organs and body parts are taken from them. Connor, Risa, and Lev are the main characters of this story and they are trying to fight the system that would "unwind" them, doing anything in their power to survive. As I looked at this story, it immediately reminded me of "Never Let Me Go" because of many reasons. First, both of the stories take place in societies where nothing is what it seems. The kids in the stories and the lives they live seem pretty normal, but their futures of getting their organs taken from them are everything but normal. Also, in "Unwind," there are 3 main characters that are trying to cope and fight against the "unwinding" system, much like how in "Never Let Me Go," there are 3 main characters (Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy) that are trying to cope with their inevitable and horrible futures. Therefore, "Unwind" and "Never Let Me Go" have many similarities in their plots and characters.
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This is a really cool connection between the two books and their close storylines. It's interesting that in "Unwind", the characters try to fight the system and their set futures whereas in NLMG, Tommy, Kathy & Ruth are obedient to the fact that they will have their organs taken out. I wonder if this has to do with the way that they have been raised. Do Connor, Risa, and Lev grow up in a place similar to Hailsham where they have been blindsided as to what their future holds? Do they have to go through a similar "Donation" process where there are carers as well? I looked up when this book was written and it was published after NLMG. Maybe the author was inspired by Ishiguro's story and wanted to contrast the passivity of his characters.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very interesting that you were able to find something so similar to Never Let Me Go. I find it interesting how both the books have these dystopian societies that are so similar. At the end of Unwind, do the characters end up actually breaking free from their fate? In Never let Me Go, they somewhat try to prolong their fate, but end up being unsuccessful and give into the system. Does the same thing happen in Unwind?
ReplyDeleteare the organs of those being unwound used for any particular purpose?
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