Unbroken Essay

Unbroken Analysis Throughout childhood, Louie Zamperini was seen by most as troublesome and a nuisance. Very few people ever saw his soft, caring, and helpful side that was common around his immediate family. The community of Torrance, California, where he grew up, often witnessed his wild, rebellious, and reckless side. Louie’s Italian heritage also made him a target for bullies to pick on in addition to his size and build for his age. According to Hillenbrand, Louie’s neighbors, “petitioned…

can’t stay down. We can allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, the determined Louis Zamperini proved Devers’ words. Although he returned home from war, bruised, broken, and mentally exhausted. If it wasn’t for Louis’s quick thinking, survival instincts, and his determination, he probably would not…

what they have started? When all hope is lost and your desire to continue is weakening, what will keep you from giving up and to stop trying? It is something that in some is prevalent, but others not so much. And that is determination. In the novel Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand, there is a tremendous amount of perseverance and determination exhibited. All characters in this novel experience some type of determination. Where there is pain there is normally determination, having guidance…

to goad him into uttering Italian curses, pelted him with rocks, taunted him, punched him, and kicked him” (Hillenbrand 9). This quote from Unbroken demonstrates how Louie Zamperini was a child who suffered from bullying. To be bullied at such…

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. First, Louie is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a very slim…

person is given two options to either run away from the situation or fight it. Survival is possible even in the most ominous situation but in order to survive one must be willing to overcome any obstacles. This is shown from both Louie in the film Unbroken and the novel Life of Pi where they’re actions are based off of what they need to do for survival purposes due to their physical, mental and spiritual limits. In order to survive in the middle of nowhere it becomes difficult…

I read the biographic account of Louis ‘Louie’ Silvie Zamperini, written by Laura Hillenbrand and titled ‘Unbroken’. Louie Zamperini was born January 26, 1917 in Olean, New York. He lived his childhood out in Torrance, California after his family relocated there when he was two years old. Zamperini would be as normal as my neighbor except for the superhero like resilience and perseverance he had. Louie Zamperini lived a long and full life of 97 years, but not all of those years were pleasant…

makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, the brave Louis Zamperini embodies Ford’s quote when his plane collides into the Pacific during World War II. He has recognized he has a minimal chance of survival, Louie not only tried to keep himself at the brink of survival, but also…

problems, defining character, and accomplishing goals. In the novels Unbroken and Maus, the actions of the characters prove to be the most vital asset in their survival by helping them overcome obstacles and giving their lives meaning and purpose. On the other hand, The Scarlet Letter illustrates that being unable to transform words into actions makes one emotionally and mentally weaker. In Laura Hillenbrand’s novel, Unbroken, Louis Zamperini must push past…

Zamperini in Unbroken had to persevere through things no one could dream of. His running career didn’t start out very well. His brother forced him to and Louie would quit the second he felt tired. Then he moved to an Indian reservation with a friend for a summer and he came back wanting to run every second he gotall the time. He started setting records all the time and he won every race he ran. He eventually went to the Olympics. Louie’s fastest mile was 4:07.9 minutes. In the book Unbroken, the…