Awareness in resilience means to be aware of the situation one is currently in, one’s own reactions and the behavior of others. In Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, the main character, Louie, was faced with starvation and becoming mentally insane. Because of Louie’s awareness, he prolonged three lives (including his own), broke a record of being stranded at sea and created inspiration for people all over the United States.
When one is stranded at sea, starvation is a huge dilemma they need to cope with throughout their time alone. When Louie, Phil, and Mac were faced with the same problem, two were optimistic; but only one solved the recurring issues. Phil and Louie were both positive in the hopes of finding food, however, Louie was successful in catching the meals. In one instance, an Albatross had landed on Louie’s head and he was excited to see food for the first time in 10 days. Louie slowly reached his hand up to catch the bird by its legs. After a miniature battle between the two, “Louie grabbed its head and broke its neck” (Hillenbrand pg 3). The trio tried to consume the meat, however, were stopped by their gags and the awful odor that came from the dead Albatross. Although this attempt at food failed, Louie did not give up. Immediately Louie gathered the fishing materials and baited the …show more content…
For example, Louie and Phil hoped to survive and they did; resilience at its finest. The effect of believing allowed the two of them to live into their late nineties and have families of their own. However, Mac had more of a pessimistic outlook and died on the raft after one month. Also, one can find many of the protagonist’s values in this part of his journey. Case in point, Louie respected his own well-being, other’s needs and the preservation of the mind. Louie’s awareness and resilience were very useful on this dangerous
When one is stranded at sea, starvation is a huge dilemma they need to cope with throughout their time alone. When Louie, Phil, and Mac were faced with the same problem, two were optimistic; but only one solved the recurring issues. Phil and Louie were both positive in the hopes of finding food, however, Louie was successful in catching the meals. In one instance, an Albatross had landed on Louie’s head and he was excited to see food for the first time in 10 days. Louie slowly reached his hand up to catch the bird by its legs. After a miniature battle between the two, “Louie grabbed its head and broke its neck” (Hillenbrand pg 3). The trio tried to consume the meat, however, were stopped by their gags and the awful odor that came from the dead Albatross. Although this attempt at food failed, Louie did not give up. Immediately Louie gathered the fishing materials and baited the …show more content…
For example, Louie and Phil hoped to survive and they did; resilience at its finest. The effect of believing allowed the two of them to live into their late nineties and have families of their own. However, Mac had more of a pessimistic outlook and died on the raft after one month. Also, one can find many of the protagonist’s values in this part of his journey. Case in point, Louie respected his own well-being, other’s needs and the preservation of the mind. Louie’s awareness and resilience were very useful on this dangerous