How Connor, Risa, and Lev Meet- Julia

The scene where Connor, Risa, and Lev meet is a rather chaotic one. There are many car crashes, gun shootings, and even a bus crash. It sounds like a scene from a James Bond movie. However, it is important because it explains how Connor, Risa, and Lev all meet each other. They all have dramatically different situations, completely opposite reasons for being unwound, yet they all end up together. I think that it is very interesting how Connor, Risa, and Lev all have a different reason for being unwound. It is a very smart way of explaining the details of unwinding in a subtle way. Connor is being unwound for the "typical" reason. His parents simply do not want him any more. Risa is being unwound since she is a ward of the state, and she is just "not needed." Lev is a tithe, and his unwinding motives are quite different from the other two. Neal Shusterman used a very smart technique of having each of the three main characters have a different unwinding reason/situation. It adds more interest and exciting details to the story.