Unwind

by

Neal Shusterman

Kicking-AWOL Term Analysis

The term for running from one’s unwinding. Unwinds who run are sometimes called AWOL Unwinds.
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Kicking-AWOL Term Timeline in Unwind

The timeline below shows where the term Kicking-AWOL appears in Unwind. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law Theme Icon
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization Theme Icon
...that they run away, since she’s fed up with life too. Connor latches on, as kicking-AWOL alone is terrifying. He asks Ariana to go with him and kisses her. She agrees. (full context)
Chapter 4
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization Theme Icon
Activism, Compassion, and Atonement Theme Icon
...Lev try to return to his car and thinks that he’s caused enough damage by kicking-AWOL and causing the accident. He makes what he knows is a stupid decision and turns... (full context)
Chapter 5
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law Theme Icon
Morality and Perspective Theme Icon
...the bus would explode and that her arm is broken. He turns, but Connor, the “AWOL Unwind,” drops on him and shoots him with his own tranquilizer gun. (full context)
Chapter 10
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law Theme Icon
...wearing. Connor points out that they’re not criminals, but Lev insists that they’re felons since kicking-AWOL is a federal crime. They move along and pass the mother, but she ignores them. (full context)
Chapter 22
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization Theme Icon
Activism, Compassion, and Atonement Theme Icon
...and Risa keep an eye out for Lev. The other kids hope that the Akron AWOL—Connor, whose story of tranquilizing a cop has since turned into legend—will show up. Connor keeps... (full context)
Chapter 49
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...the cop that he can alert him to a smuggling operation and more than 400 AWOL Unwinds, which piques the cop’s attention. (full context)
Chapter 50
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law Theme Icon
...and Risa is an accomplice. Roland is shocked to hear that Connor is the Akron AWOL, and even more shocked when the cop says that Roland can’t leave either. (full context)
Chapter 51
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...behave or else. However, the staff don’t realize that by announcing they caught the Akron AWOL, they’ve turned Connor into a legend and boosted everyone’s spirits. (full context)
Chapter 65
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization Theme Icon
Activism, Compassion, and Atonement Theme Icon
...and calmly leaves. Outside, kids run to the red carpet and shout that the Akron AWOL is being unwound. Lev sees the keyboardist in the band wail as kids converge and... (full context)