Unwind is a science fiction novel written by Neal Shusterman. The story is set in the future in the United States of America. After the Second Civil War, also known as “The Heartland War,” the pro-life and pro-choice armies clashed over abortion, but managed to negotiate a settlement to end the war. Both sides came to an agreement and ended the war when the “Bill of Life” was passed. The Charter of Life states that human life cannot be touched from the moment of conception until the child turns thirteen. However, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, a parent can choose to retroactively “abort” a child, as long as the child's life does not “technically” end. This process is called “unwinding” (Shusterman 1). Technically the detached organs are not dead as almost 100% of the organs are reused. From that moment, dissolution became morally acceptable and very common in society. This book tells the journey of three main characters who were sent for execution, but managed to escape. Conner Lassiter, Risa Ward and Levi Calder must now survive and avoid being captured by the juvenile police. As I read this novel, the first thought that came to mind was that I found it both amazing and disturbing to think that people were able to graft human body parts from one person to another. On the other hand, I also thought it was terrible and repugnant that parents could easily give up their children and send them off to be performed without any remorse. An example of this is found at the beginning of the novel, when Connor finds in his father's office his order of rest and three tickets to the Bahamas for his father, mother, and brother (Shusterman 6). This suggests that they were…half of paper…they would have changed his fate to something more positive. Ultimately, I would make sure Roland and Connor buried the hatchet, became friends, and helped each other fight evil instead of killing it. The thing that confused me the most in the novel was the Admiral and his intentions to save evil. takes place. At first I thought he was an evil man who exploited defenseless boys for his own benefit, for example by pretending to save them, but then betraying them by selling them to the police or using their organs for his own benefit. As the story progressed, I learned that he really wanted to prevent the children from being saved and even sacrificed his career for this secret project. In the end, I think the problem was resolved satisfactorily because he and his wife were able to reunite all of Harlan's parts in one place, symbolically making their son whole again..