The Pros And Cons Of Unwind

In our society the government creates our laws, makes financial decisions for our country, and basically rule over our population. But what if the government had to much control over us. What if the government had the power to use someone for spare parts just because you were not talented enough in their eyes? The government’s right to unwind wards of the state who aren’t talented enough in the book Unwind is a prime example the damage that this could cause, along with ways that it could help or hurt society as a whole. The government uses these “untalented” wards to benefit, what they think is, the best of society. This method of doing things eliminates any chance of those less talented to have a normal life and make something of themselves. It also forces every ward to constantly worry about whether they are good enough, which could cause the wards to perform at an inadequate level due to the amount
I think of Michael Jordan as an example. He is one of the greatest basketball players ever to play the game, but if he lived in this society, he could have been unwound because he was not always the best at basketball. He did not even make it on his high school varsity team his sophomore year. If he had been unwound, then the world would have lost an irreplaceable piece of basketball history. Another negative effect is the governments appearance. The government and the people in charge of the state homes are heartless because they treat the unwinding of wards as a business decision and not someones life (Shusterman 53-55) So in the end, despite the positive effects of using wards of the state as expendables who can be used for their body parts whenever the state homes get too crowded, there are too many negative consequences that come with it. This goes to show that even if something looks like it would be beneficial, there are almost always questions of morality that arise with these