In the book Into the Killing Seas by Michael P. Spradlin, two boys, Patrick and his younger brother Teddy are bound from their parents due to the war. Trying to get reunited with their parents, Patrick and Teddy get smuggled on a ship called the USS Indianapolis by their marine friend Benny. On their way to Leyte their ship gets torpedoed by the Japanese and Patrick, Benny and Teddy had to quickly evacuate. When they got off of the ship Benny, Patrick and Teddy had to survive on a raft, on top of that, the waters were infested with sharks! After many dreadful days Patrick and Teddy get rescued and are reunited with their parents.…
During WWII, over 46,000 US planes crashed killing over 200,000 American soldiers. Also in WWII, over 14,000 US soldiers died in POW camps. Louie was one of the very lucky people that survived both. Growing up, Louie was a very rebellious kid who smoked, drank, got into fights, and would steal anything that was edible. Louie’s brother, Pete, couldn’t stand Louie being like this so he made Louie run, and being a runner changed Louie’s life, forever.…
”(128) This quote shows Louie was determined because he caught a huge bird that landed on his head. After surviving for over a month, he is using all of his strength to catch food for him and his crewmates. As well as constantly jumping into the shark filled water to save himself from the shooting of the Japanese air…
Laura Hillenbrand in her book unbroken, discusses the overall ideas of the human capacity to suffer and a spirits perseverance through suffering or hardship. Hillenbrand details Louie’s experience through world war 2. His perseverance through suffering shows perfectly the ideas of unbroken. Louie, through his entire experience of world war 2, receives more suffering than any person should have to experience in their lifetime.…
There's always one person who has a rough time getting through life, who has troubles everywhere but in one place and with one person. In the book Okay for Now by: Gary D. Schmidt, Doug has two brothers, a mom, and a dad.…
The height of Louie’s determination began as he came free from restraints binding him to a sinking plane and out into the open waters of the Pacific. Immediately he was forced into leadership by his captain, Russell Allen Phillips, demanding his critical state left him in no position to lead. “ He could see that Louie had a nasty cut on his finger, near his USC ring, but was otherwise unhurt and lucid. He asked Louie to take command, and Louie agreed,” (132). Though his other crew members attempted, no one’s efforts to survive were as prominent as Louie's; catching fish and diving into the water to protect himself against the Japanese attacker.…
“Where there’s still life, there’s still hope. What happens is up to God.” –Louie Zamperini Louie spoke these words as a young man who had just returned home when the Second World War ended. He said those words as a man who traded his success as an Olympic athlete to join the military. A man who was a part of a plane crash that left him floating in the sea for 47 days.…
The film Unbroken takes place during World War II, when Japanese Prisoner of War Camps were very prevalent. Unbroken is a true story, based on the life of Louie Zampernini. This movie attempts to display Louie’s story during World War II and the brutality he endured at the Japanese Prisoner of War Camps. Although this movie does hold a lot of similarities to what actually happened in these camps, it does lack detail and is not as ruthless. Growing up, Louie was known as the “rebellious” child in his family and around town.…
Into the Wild The story into the wild is written by Jon Karkur soon after the death of Christopher Johnson McCandless. At first he was given the responsibility by the editors of outside magazine to cover the story of Alex real name McCandless who died at the age of 24 while he was hitchhiked to Alaska and walked into wilderness. His article covered the how Alex suffered starvation and vague and how he gave up his name, his bank balance and burned his wallet and gave all his possession to live an entirely new life. After finishing his article Jon Karkur spent an extra year due to his increasing curiosity regarding the McCandless life which made him write this book, Into the Wild.…
Brave Dave Brave Dave had always felt empty in his life although a happy family surrounded him. He had his foster parents, Lisa and Rufus as well his kid stepsister Alana who were always there for him. Yet, there were times when he felt that he really missed something in his life. He felt sojourned living in the small, which was about two miles from a big city where he believed his dad lived.…
Louie’s Most Important Character Traits Louie was always treated like an animal, caged up so that his dignity would be broken. In the hardest times, Louie would not give up but instead stand up to the POW guards. He was born in Torrance, California. Louie was impish, at a young age and he started to smoke and drink alcohol.…
A lot of times, the choices that humans make are based on what will be most beneficial to them and help them survive. Survival is an important part of the human race. If humans didn’t know how to survive, then they would become extinct. Survival stitches humans back together because all humans have minimal survival skills and enough intelligence to work together as one to survive harsh situations. Daisy and Piper find themselves on their own in a new home.…
The book that I am reading is called, "The Book of Three" in the series of "The Chronicles of Prydain" By Lloyd Alexander. When I first started reading the book, my reaction was surprised, because I never thought that there would be a book that fitted my likings. When I saw the book on the library shelf, I thought, "Hey why not just give it a try!" so that's what I did. The book itself was visually appealing, with bright colors and warm scenery with a luscious forest scene with the Horned King (the main antagonist in the story) on a horse searching for Taran (the main protagonist).…
'In the book, A Long Walk To Water, a sudanese boy named Salva had to overcome hundreds of deadly challenges, survive a war, walk for over one thousand miles in harsh terrain with unknown dangers, lead thousands of boys to safety, and even live in an entirely new country but no matter how hard the challenge was Salva always came through. In this essay I will talk about how Salva overcame all his challenges with his persistence, help from his his uncle, and memories of his family. Salva’s Uncle has saved Salva many times throughout the story. It started off with Salva at school. He was suddenly attacked by soldiers and was forced to flee his home and go into a bush with a group of people who were ambushed by soldiers that left him behind.…
Into the Wild Into the Wild is a book about a man named Alex, Chris was his name before then he changed it. It is a biography of him, and it tells about what Alex has written in his journal during his adventures. This book talks about his life and all the troubles he gets through, up until he dies. Alex is a traveler that travels throughout everywhere. He is a hitchhiker and does not need material things or money.…