Louie Zamperini
How many children do you know started smoking at the age of 5 and turned out being an olympic athlete? Louie Zamperini was a trouble child when he was younger until his brother turned him into a runner. After he competing in the olympics he was drafted to the war. On a rescue mission Louie got stranded in the middle of the ocean, and when he was rescued he was put into multiple POW camps during the remainder of the war. Once the war was over Louie got married and became an alcoholic, but found his way after going to a gospel service. Even though times were tough, in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie Zamperini was a defiant and hopeful person.
Louie was a very defiant person. When he was younger he didn’t obey the law or do what he was supposed to. “...when two year old Louie was sick with pneumonia, he climbed out his bedroom window, …show more content…
After Louie’s plane crashed he was in trouble, but didn’t give up trying to find a way out. “He was drowning. Louie flung out his arms, trying to find a way out.” (100) Louie could’ve assessed the situation and thought there was no way he could get out, but he kept on trying, and he eventually got free. He could’ve lost his hope when one of the other survivors of the plane decided that they were going to die. “Louie was assessing the rafts when Mac suddenly began wailing, “We’re going to die!” (105) Louie tried to reassure him, but Mac kept shouting.” He didn’t lose his hope then and eventually calmed Mac down along with him. Louie was also hopeful when he was younger and a runner. “He was tired and so far behind. Then he found himself thinking of something Pete once said: A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go. (36) He drew confidence from his brother’s words and pulled through even though he was far behind, he had hope to pull ahead somewhat, even it wasn’t to first place. Louie was a very hopeful
How many children do you know started smoking at the age of 5 and turned out being an olympic athlete? Louie Zamperini was a trouble child when he was younger until his brother turned him into a runner. After he competing in the olympics he was drafted to the war. On a rescue mission Louie got stranded in the middle of the ocean, and when he was rescued he was put into multiple POW camps during the remainder of the war. Once the war was over Louie got married and became an alcoholic, but found his way after going to a gospel service. Even though times were tough, in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie Zamperini was a defiant and hopeful person.
Louie was a very defiant person. When he was younger he didn’t obey the law or do what he was supposed to. “...when two year old Louie was sick with pneumonia, he climbed out his bedroom window, …show more content…
After Louie’s plane crashed he was in trouble, but didn’t give up trying to find a way out. “He was drowning. Louie flung out his arms, trying to find a way out.” (100) Louie could’ve assessed the situation and thought there was no way he could get out, but he kept on trying, and he eventually got free. He could’ve lost his hope when one of the other survivors of the plane decided that they were going to die. “Louie was assessing the rafts when Mac suddenly began wailing, “We’re going to die!” (105) Louie tried to reassure him, but Mac kept shouting.” He didn’t lose his hope then and eventually calmed Mac down along with him. Louie was also hopeful when he was younger and a runner. “He was tired and so far behind. Then he found himself thinking of something Pete once said: A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go. (36) He drew confidence from his brother’s words and pulled through even though he was far behind, he had hope to pull ahead somewhat, even it wasn’t to first place. Louie was a very hopeful