The Theme Of Unbroken

In Laura Hillenbrand's biography, Unbroken, reader's are introduced to Louie, a World War II hero, and two of his co-workers, Phil and Mac, find themselves in a life and death situation, after their plane just crashed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Since the characters are all in the edge of death, they all have to learn how to solve the different obstacles in order to contribute to the survival of each of them. In Kendra Cherry's article, What is Resilience, she talks about the skills people with resilience have and what people who do not have resilience lack. For example, "Resilience people are able to utilize their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges" (Cherry). People with resilience skills are more able …show more content…
Phil, who was one of the pilots, knew he was in no condition to be giving directions, therefore he lets Louie take command. All of the sudden the men all ran out of water, and they become miserably thirsty, as if their prayers were heard, rain starts pouring over them, they feel some sort of rebirth. Louie knew the great gift wouldn't last, he had to find a way to conserve as much water as he could. "Instead of allowing large pools of water to gather, he began continuously sucking the captured water into his mouth, then spitting it in the cans" (Hillenbrand). Once Louie was well aware that his first plan of just letting the two pints fill themselves up because they can easily get knocked over. All the men faced different obstacles, for example, when the men became filled with hunger, Louie thought maybe a bird could easily fill them up. When he noticed the bird was no good, he did not give up, he found a some sort of fishing gear. After having some issues with some sharks, he was finally able to reach for a