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Chapter 17
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Unwind, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization
Activism, Compassion, and Atonement
Morality and Perspective
Summary
Analysis
Lev feels truly alone. He shouts for Connor and Risa to help him, but he knows it’s too late: they hate him. Kids trample over him and scream about clappers. Lev wants to explain himself to his only friends, but he can’t move until the stampede thins. He gets up and realizes that if he stays put, the police will notice him. Lev runs with the other kids, not sure if he should blame Pastor Dan for abandoning him or himself for betraying the two people willing to help him. He also wonders if he should blame God.
Lev’s willingness to even consider blaming God for his mistake shows that his perspective has already widened enough to cause him to question everything he grew up believing in a strict religious household. When he runs, it does show that, at least for the time being, Lev is on Connor and Risa’s side and wants more time to figure out where he stands on the issue.
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