Unwind Betrayal Quotes

The betrayal; the cut that always bleeds. It goes beyond the surface; damaging relationships and destroying the trust between loved ones. This is explored in Neal Shusterman's novel Unwind. In the story he explores the deception of those in which were once trusted, and the repercussions their actions have on the characters. We explore in great detail in which one betrayal may cost a life.

Conner has been a victim of many acts of unfaithfulness; Lev selling him and Risa out, Roland turning them in, and Ariana abandoning conner last minute to name a few. Despite these continuous let downs nothing was a bigger stab in the back then his parents signing the unwind form. This laid the road map out for corners fleeting. His own parents, the people

This scene with Lev, when he sells out Conner and Risa in the bathroom. In the eyes of Conner and Risa, Lev misled them and left them to the dogs. Conner shows hostility towards the idea of Lev, yet is still concerned for his well being. In Lev's eyes he's doing a great service. Lev is a tithe and has believed his whole life that his one higher purpose is to be unwound; sacrificed. when he was kidnapped out of his car and pastor Dan told him to run his world turned. Would pastor Dan betray him like that? Lead him on only to change his mind last minute? Lev finds this unlikely and so turns himself in, so he can continue on his path as a tithe. Betraying Risa and Connor in the process. Though to his shock pastor Dan isn't playing tricks, he wanted Lev to have another chance at life. But it was too late, the police were at the school and chaos erupted. Lev realized he had thrown the only two people to still care for him under the bus; and he was going to have to pay for it. This one decision led Lev on his own path. After his eventual reuniting with Connor, he was still not fully trusted, and rightfully so. Re- Earning the trust in which he had so carelessly thrown away would not be easy, and almost cost him his life. A life that he was before willing to throw away to become a clapper. To betray his past self, his family, and his

Risa grew up as a ward of the state she had watched people come and go, abused and lonely. This is an especially prevalent issue in the beginning of the story. This was demonstrated when she and Conner got into a small “fight” ( which proved to be only a trick to see if Lev would run.) She was unsure of Conner's intentions and whether she could trust him due to her inability to read him. Over time she begins to open up to connor. This displayed in the first few chapters, Risa was off limits touching her wasn't on the table. But after some time she allows herself to be vulnerable and finds herself leaning into him. Though this all goes down the drain when pinned in the bathroom by Roland. this was the moment in which all the trust she spent on Conner would be cashed in. But to her dismay; nothing. Conner had no reaction . filled with rage she had trusted him after years of not relying on anyone. It's later revealed that conner had actually taken Risa's words to heart and trusted her. Throughout the book, Risa preaches to Conner to think things through. This time Conner had faith in Risa and considered her theories, but in her eyes this was the backstab of a lifetime. This is a great example of one of many ways that the book explores different kinds of betrayal. In this case it shows how well you may be doing the right thing and other people may not always see