War veterans are highly respected in our society for their patriotism, contribution to the nation, and protection of homeland. They are also deeply honored for enduring the terrifying experience on the battlefield in order to protect our home from invasion. The famous Olympic athlete, Louis Zamperini is a WWII veteran who gave up his career because of the outbreak of war. His miraculous survival of the war is composed into an inspiring story by Laura Hillenbrand. In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, wars produce the direst circumstances under which survival becomes a spiritual triumph that requires the preservation of dignity. Zamperini’s story is organized in a chronological fashion. His story is broken down into five parts: his childhood, his role as a bombardier, drifting on a life raft, captured in Japan, and recovery from PTSD.
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This might be the reason that Hillenbrand begin’s Zamperini’s story with his childhood, which foreshadows many of his adventurous actions in the future. When he was still a boy, he already develops the qualities that he would carry into adulthood: rebellious, resistant to authorities, and a crafty at theft. They are the reasons that get him in trouble with his parents and the local residents, but these qualities would be helpful for his future survival in Japanese prison camps. He was trained into a runner and participated in the 1936 Olympics Game held in Berlin. His qualities were manifested when he recklessly attempted to steal a Nazi flag out of habit while touring in Berlin. He wanted to run in the next game held in Tokyo, but the game was cancelled due to the outbreak of war and he was enlisted in the Army Air Corps stationed in
This might be the reason that Hillenbrand begin’s Zamperini’s story with his childhood, which foreshadows many of his adventurous actions in the future. When he was still a boy, he already develops the qualities that he would carry into adulthood: rebellious, resistant to authorities, and a crafty at theft. They are the reasons that get him in trouble with his parents and the local residents, but these qualities would be helpful for his future survival in Japanese prison camps. He was trained into a runner and participated in the 1936 Olympics Game held in Berlin. His qualities were manifested when he recklessly attempted to steal a Nazi flag out of habit while touring in Berlin. He wanted to run in the next game held in Tokyo, but the game was cancelled due to the outbreak of war and he was enlisted in the Army Air Corps stationed in