In the novel Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand succeeds at conveying angst, as well as, irony, in chapter eight, “Only the Laundry Knew How Scared I Was,” by introducing facts regarding undervalued life during wartime. Hillenbrand uses factual reports to emphasize the diminished contrast in combat versus non-combat casualties. Consequently, over 52,000 Army Air Force personnel were reportedly killed in combat. Comparatively, an astounding 35,946 of the Army Air Force’s workforce died in relation to non-combative incidents; minor portions of these casualties were fatalities related to planes lost during the World War Two conflict. Yet, the most shocking evidence of all remains that seventy percent of the non-combative deaths were ACCIDENTS. As such,
