Unwind Third Lit. Circle Letter

Dear reading group members,

As you both know, this is the final reading/lit. circle letter we are writing for Unwind. It might even be the last lit. circle letter we may write this year. After this, we have to get ready to write the last book review. But, I am glad to say, that I enjoyed reading this novel, almost and possibly even equivalent to being your reading group members. The quote that I am going with this week is:

"The Admiral grips his wife's arm. Neither can hold back their tears- not tears of sorrow, but of awe. If the rest of his heart were to stop now, in this moment, the Admiral would die more content than any man on Earth. He looks at the crowd and says weakly, H-Harlan?" (pg. 334).

This part of the book just seemed to leave me completely mesmerized. I was amazed at what event had taken place at the Dunfree's house. Just when I thought that the whole "Hunfree Dunfree story was correct, a small change is needed to make it true. I am not sure if it was the fact that the technology in this future did not posses the capabilities of bringing human beings back to life, or if the Dunfree's just felt if they gave their son to the people, then the people should give Harlan back to them. But, they ended up keeping all their guests alive, such as Emby. They did not kill anyone to harvest back their unwound son's body parts. They just invited everyone, and stood back to watch the magic happen.

The majority of the people being sent to harvest camps do not want to be unwound, even if others may say that Unwinds do not really die. They are still alive, technically. I am not sure if this was thoroughly tested before, but I am pretty sure that the true answer was discovered at the Dunfree's house. I am positive that when the scientists said "not dead," they meant it in terms of cells and individual body parts. They were not talking about awareness and consciousness. The ability to experience sensations such as love, hate, or jealousy. By bringing all the recipients of Harlan Dunfree's body part to one location, the Admiral and his wife had almost entirely unwound their son, Harlan. All of his body parts were there, just a bit scrambled up, but the fact that they were able to bring back his awareness, something that was lost by Roland during his unwinding, they were once able to react and communicate with their son once again.

Well. We had a good run my reading group buddies. I will see you guys some time soon to discuss the final book review.

Sincerely,
Jacob