A Character Analysis Of Unwind In Flannery O 'Connor'

Kaitlyn Ramirez
Mrs. Mackay
Character Analysis
December 12, 2016 Connor Character Analysis
Unwind takes place in a dystopian environment where everyone is divided on their actions and come up with a solution. Their solution includes terrorizing kids and sending them to their death from a short life. If their children is unworthy, they have a right to sent them to be unwound where their body parts are split and given to someone else. If you live in a state home, then you have to work hard to become someone and make yourself worthy. There are many kids who have guts to escape until they’re 18 even though they know it will be hard. Connor is one of these runaways who had a troubled past leading his parents to sign him to be unwound. Throughout

It is the practice of leaving your baby at a doorstep for someone else to take care of him which is what happened to his family a lot. A baby was passed around his street until one day it came back to his house dieing. He never liked the idea and thought it was awful. Connor told them the story in the girl’s bathroom ending the story with, “They were the ones, just like my own parents, who had a hand in killing it,” (Shusterman, 75). Hearing the little boy telling his mom that they have been storked again alarmed him and said it was his. He wanted to make things better since he was the cause the a bus driver’s death, but saved Leb. It was not the plan but it was a weakness of his at the beginning, his past. Having the baby in the school was a challenge and when he ad learned that Leb had betrayed him, he felt a lot of regrets. How could he have been naive and he felt that he needed to protect him somehow. He was angry but he know he had to let him go. The safe house Risa and he were sent to was with others runaways. He soon found out that his actions with the juvie cop gave others hope. He felt empowered that he could help people and realized how much he has

He was 17 and was seen as a “leader.” Risa once told him to back off when she said, “A kid like roland doesn't want to fight you, he wants to kill you,” (Shusterman, 147) This becomes a conflict for the story between Connor and Roland. He didn’t know how to react to the idea of the Graveyard and its purpose. It was led by the Admiral which Roland had made so many rumors that Connor even more curious to know who he truly was. Before his arrival to the Graveyard, he hoped that Leb wasn’t to be unwound and that he found somewhere safe. Even though he had so much anger towards his actions, he had a unexplainable longing to see him alive. Also throughout his journey, he found that he had a special connection to Risa. She was different, brave, and intelligent that drawed him to her. Connor is also a person that cares for others and wants to make sure they are okay and safe. Weeks into the camp, Connor started to have a secret relationship with the admiral helping him to find who killed his helpers. He had a suspicion on Roland and was determined to prove himself right. This led to more conflicts and the