Unbroken Book Review Essay

Unbroken is more than just something you pick up and read because you’re bored. This story is something so different than the stories I’ve read before, and not just because it was based on a true story. Whilst I was reading this story, I started to realize some things that I haven’t realized before. What Louis Zamperini went through during his lifetime is something not many people would be able to survive through, his story was hard to read in a very emotional sense in which I’ve never really experienced before. This man was more than just a hero, he was a true legend. Louis’s childhood is what I’d like to discuss first. Now I’m not gonna lie, when I first started reading about how Louis was this rebellious teen who got into a lot of fights and enjoyed stealing things; this didn’t really faze me much because I read about teens in that bandwagon group a LOT in other stories so I was a little iffy on how the story was gonna turn out. I regretted judging the book by some stereotypical …show more content…
He was always trying to out race the cops when he’d steal something to when he was running to be in the olympics. In a sort of sense, I kind of look at him outrunning the cops as a sign for how his life was going to turn out because ever since I read this story, I’ve started to believe more that things happen for a reason and so maybe Louis’s bad past was just to prepare him for his running career and all the accomplishments he’s made through it. I just believe it’s so fascinating and heartwarming how Louis was able to go from being a rebellious teen to one of the best olympic runners in the world, (although unfortunately he never made it to the olympics, I still think he deserved a big award) it inspired me so much and made me feel so much more confident about my dreams and goals I have for my