The society in Unwinddevelops from people agreeing to take a ridiculous middle road to a problem that is present in today's society. Before the events that take place in the book, the pro-life and pro-choice debate was intense. Violence was escalating over the debate, and the government needed a way to solve the problem. During that time, science figured out a way to use every part of a donor's body. Not just the eight...
The society in Unwind develops from people agreeing to take a ridiculous middle road to a problem that is present in today's society. Before the events that take place in the book, the pro-life and pro-choice debate was intense. Violence was escalating over the debate, and the government needed a way to solve the problem. During that time, science figured out a way to use every part of a donor's body. Not just the eight organs that are currently able to be donated.
In comes the concept of a retroactive abortion.
However, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, a parent may choose to retroactively "abort" a child . . . ... on the condition that the child's life doesn't "technically" end.
It is suggested that pre-birth abortions are outlawed. That makes the pro-life camp happy. To appease the pro-choice camp, the concept of unwinding is proposed. A parent must give birth to the child, but parents can choose to have their child "unwound" during their teenage years. It's important to note that the entire society doesn't see unwinding as murder. They legitimately believe that an unwound child technically lives on and has a greater chance to be great. That's because their body parts are spread out over multiple individuals.
"J was never going to amount to much anyway, but now, statistically speaking, there's a better chance that some part of me will go on to greatness somewhere in the world. I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless."
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