Unwind Questions

1. Risa overhears two nurses debating law and human nature. Which argument do you think is stronger? Why do you think this? Write a paragraph explaining your thoughts on law and human nature. I think that human nature is more stronger because humans are what makes that laws so what our opinion is will affect what the laws will turn out to be.

2. This section opens with a mother abandoning her newborn infant on the doorstep of a house in a good neighbourhood. As she leaves, she thinks "How wonderful it is that she can get a second chance. How wonderful it is that she can dismiss her responsibility so easily."
3. In your opinion, by allowing new mothers to give up their children so readily, does it take away from the value of a child?  No, I think that the child should have value even if the mother gave up on them.  It was never the child's fault.

4. What is the role of a mother? Do you think the title of mother is something that should be earned, or a natural right of the woman who gave birth?  Natural rights

5. What skills or attributes do Connor and Risa have that work well together?  The determination to not get caught by police.

6. Connor and Lev have very different experiences with storking. How has this helped shape each of their attitudes toward the society they live in? Conner is familiar with storking because his family got storked a lot.

7. Connor is concerned the baby won't be loved, and ultimately will die, so he takes it. What does this show us about him as a person?  That he has sympathy for other people and because he knows what it’s like. 

8. What makes Lev realise he doesn't want to be unwound? P79 Pastor Dan was trying to help him even though they both knew it was dangerous.

9. Each of the other characters on the run has a tragic background story. Why were Hayden, Roland and Mai set to be unwound? Which, do you think, is the most tragic? Explain your response. I think Rolands is more tragic because all he was trying to do was protect his mum from his step father beating his mum up.

10. What tattoo does Roland have? A tiger shark