Knowing when something is wrong, is different than, accepting when something is wrong, and that is exactly what was happening in "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand. The three main characters, Louie, Mac, and Phil, are struggling against not only survival, because Louie's plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, but also being aware that they are in a crisis. Awareness as said in "What is Resilience" by Kendra Cherry is "when resilient people are aware of the situation, their own emotional reactions and the behavior of those around them", and being aware that they are in trouble is very difficult for Mac, and Phil, because they do not want to accept that they are in need of help. Louie is aware that he has to do everything in his power to help Mac
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He cares about others but wants to do his own thing. The author shows the key characteristic of resilience when Louie was helping Phil get onto the raft, "Mac climbed up under his own power" (Hillenbrand) almost like not wanting any help. He is sort of quiet and independent, almost like he is in shock or traumatized. Even when "Louie had demonstrated that if they were persistent and resourceful" (Hillenbrand) they would be able to catch food, Mac remained unchanged while both Phil and Louie felt inspired. One way the author shows resilience is through the three men, they show a lot of resilience, especially when the time passes and the men lose count of how long they have been out on the ocean, they start to become aware of what their situation is and try to find a solution, a solution that does not seem to appear fast enough. Both Louie and Phil are resilient in a way where they have hope that they will make it out alive, and that they will be able to have their lives back, Mac on the other hand seems to be very quiet and not very talkative, that is what is worrying Louie and Phil the most. Mac was not even interested in communicating with the two other men anymore, almost as if he had given up on living. As "Phil sang church hymns" (Hillenbrand) trying to brighten everyone's mood, Mac only listened calmly, with no response, not even a flinch was
He cares about others but wants to do his own thing. The author shows the key characteristic of resilience when Louie was helping Phil get onto the raft, "Mac climbed up under his own power" (Hillenbrand) almost like not wanting any help. He is sort of quiet and independent, almost like he is in shock or traumatized. Even when "Louie had demonstrated that if they were persistent and resourceful" (Hillenbrand) they would be able to catch food, Mac remained unchanged while both Phil and Louie felt inspired. One way the author shows resilience is through the three men, they show a lot of resilience, especially when the time passes and the men lose count of how long they have been out on the ocean, they start to become aware of what their situation is and try to find a solution, a solution that does not seem to appear fast enough. Both Louie and Phil are resilient in a way where they have hope that they will make it out alive, and that they will be able to have their lives back, Mac on the other hand seems to be very quiet and not very talkative, that is what is worrying Louie and Phil the most. Mac was not even interested in communicating with the two other men anymore, almost as if he had given up on living. As "Phil sang church hymns" (Hillenbrand) trying to brighten everyone's mood, Mac only listened calmly, with no response, not even a flinch was