In today’s society, the people in a town, state, and country are all connected to something greater, a shared sense of community. For one, people united under one cause can band together in order to help others in their community, helping others heal from a tragedy to collaborating to start a movement. On the other hand, people in communities can band together for corrupt reasons, to spread hate and chaos into the world. These examples of communities are evident in both today’s society as well as the novel Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Clearly, communities can both help and harm a society by bringing people together to make a difference in the world or to bring people together to destroy it.
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There was already a resistance against Unwinding (small groups of people), but as more and more people joined together, the movement became stronger. Connor’s mission is to continue this movement, in order to bring change in his society for, "he has his work cut out for him, changing the world and all, but things are already in motion; all he has to do is keep up the momentum. And he doesn't have to do it alone. He has Risa, Hayden, and every Unwind here" (335). Connor’s actions resulted in a monumental reaction as he has now gathered support from others in his community as the small acts of resistance can grow with the help of others. It is evident that people are able to rally together under one cause as they are united under a belief and mission. These small communities have the power to grow into global movements. Similarly, communities rallying together is evident in today's society. When struck by tragedy, facing a problem, or joining a cause, people in a community rush to help others. By donating and volunteering, we can help others in our society personally or …show more content…
A community can be harmful as a mobs feed off of anger and violence as people in a community join together and cause chaos. Innocent people can be hurt in these cases since it is so easy for people to join together in this way. For one, in the novel Unwind, a dangerous mob of angry Unwinds was formed over a rumor and exponentially grew in order to cause violence against the Admiral. When the bodies of the Goldens were discovered and someone suggested that the Admiral killed them "the suggestion becomes a rumor, and the rumor quickly becomes accepted as fact... A mob of unwinds with a hundred reasons to be angry have all simultaneously found one more, and that's all it takes to push them over the edge. The mob storms toward the Admiral's jet, picking up more and more kids along the way"" (245). All it takes is a spark for these angry Unwinds to rally together and cause destruction and violence in the Graveyard as a way to express this anger. Clearly, it is so easy for a gathering in to get out of hand and this is not only evident in the novel, but also in today's society. For one, violence broke out in August during the weekend of a white nationalist rally (“Unite The Right” rally) in Charlottesville, Virginia. Even though the rally was canceled, so many people were brought together that the tensions quickly got out of hand. The news article Charlottesville Rally Violence: How We
For one, communities play an instrumental role in uniting …show more content…
There was already a resistance against Unwinding (small groups of people), but as more and more people joined together, the movement became stronger. Connor’s mission is to continue this movement, in order to bring change in his society for, "he has his work cut out for him, changing the world and all, but things are already in motion; all he has to do is keep up the momentum. And he doesn't have to do it alone. He has Risa, Hayden, and every Unwind here" (335). Connor’s actions resulted in a monumental reaction as he has now gathered support from others in his community as the small acts of resistance can grow with the help of others. It is evident that people are able to rally together under one cause as they are united under a belief and mission. These small communities have the power to grow into global movements. Similarly, communities rallying together is evident in today's society. When struck by tragedy, facing a problem, or joining a cause, people in a community rush to help others. By donating and volunteering, we can help others in our society personally or …show more content…
A community can be harmful as a mobs feed off of anger and violence as people in a community join together and cause chaos. Innocent people can be hurt in these cases since it is so easy for people to join together in this way. For one, in the novel Unwind, a dangerous mob of angry Unwinds was formed over a rumor and exponentially grew in order to cause violence against the Admiral. When the bodies of the Goldens were discovered and someone suggested that the Admiral killed them "the suggestion becomes a rumor, and the rumor quickly becomes accepted as fact... A mob of unwinds with a hundred reasons to be angry have all simultaneously found one more, and that's all it takes to push them over the edge. The mob storms toward the Admiral's jet, picking up more and more kids along the way"" (245). All it takes is a spark for these angry Unwinds to rally together and cause destruction and violence in the Graveyard as a way to express this anger. Clearly, it is so easy for a gathering in to get out of hand and this is not only evident in the novel, but also in today's society. For one, violence broke out in August during the weekend of a white nationalist rally (“Unite The Right” rally) in Charlottesville, Virginia. Even though the rally was canceled, so many people were brought together that the tensions quickly got out of hand. The news article Charlottesville Rally Violence: How We