Risa's Story- Julia

As I was flipping through the book trying to think of something to write about for my next entry, I came across the part at the beginning where Risa is told that she is going to be unwound. "'Let's see... you've been a ward of the state from birth. It looks like your behavior has been exemplary. Your grades have been respectable, but not excellent.' Then the social worker looks up and smiles. 'I saw your performance the other night. You were very good.' ... 'We feel you've reached your potential here,'" (Shusterman 22) I am guessing that this part did not have the same effect on me when I originally read the book because I still wasn't sure what unwinding was. However, now that I have read the entire book and am completely clear as to what unwinding is, this part is absolutely ridiculous. The social worker might as well have been saying, "Your behavior has been perfect, your grades are good, and you're a great piano player... but, we are going to rip apart your body and give your body parts to other people anyway." Neal Shusterman most likely put this part in the book to emphasize how many kids (even 'ideal' kids) were unwound. However, I just cannot get over how ridiculous this part is. I cannot believe that they wanted to unwind such a good person. This makes me think that if I was in the state ward with Risa I would have been unwound too. I am actually a lot like Risa. I have good behavior, good grades, and play the piano. It seems like they would unwind anybody...