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Have you ever wonder who Louie Zamperini is or what happened in the POW camps? He was a troubled kid but with a lot of hard work he became a 19 year old olympic runner under the influence of his brother, Pete. During his Olympic career World War II broke out and he volunteered to work in the military. One day when he was on a mission, his plane crashed and he was stuck on a raft in the middle of the sea for 47 days. He was captured by the Japanese and forced to go to a POW camp. Louie, featured in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, shows the following characteristic traits of determination and rebellious through his actions.
Louie gets his determination for his brother who pushed him as a competitive runner. The 1936 were taking place in Berlin, Germany. “Louie
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Louie had to hold up a board and if he dropped the board he would be killed on the spot. “All he knew was a single thought: He cannot break me.” (213) Louie held up the board for along time and the Bird was now felt threatened by the bird. Louie and others were being starved.”He realized it was a rice of sack in a storage room on the other side of the wall.” (205) Louie stole a sack of rice because they were basically getting starved. Louie was going against rules and writing. ”Louie had another private act of rebellion. A captive gave his a tiny book hed made of rice paste flattened into pages.” (155) Louie is writing a journal so that when he gets back he can tell america what they were doing. These are some ways Louie shows that he is rebellious.
Louie Zamperini, was featured in unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand's. He Shows the following characteristic traits of Determined and Rebellious through his actions. Louie is determined because he had to hold up a piece of wood at the POW camp and he was very weak but he was determined to hold it

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