Laura Hillenbrand

resilience as "the ability to recover readily from adversity", or as it's more commonly known, the ability to "bounce back". Adversity is something we, as humans, will unquestionably have to endure throughout our lives. In the biography Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, or Louie, faces his own form of adversity. As Louie demonstrates through his constant tribulations, the utmost essential component for being a "resilient individual" is having an internal locus of control. In…

actions arising not independently, but in reaction to your abuser. Louie became so obsessed with vengeance that his life was consumed by the quest for it. In bitterness, he was as much a captive as he’d been when barbed wire surrounded him” said Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken, in regards to the main character Louie Zamperini. In the novel, after Louie was released from the POW Camp Naoetsu, he tries to return back to normal life in Torrance by meeting and marrying a girl named Cynthia…

The book Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand is based on a true story of a soldier during World War II. The second world war took place during the years of 1939-1945. However, the war finally broke out in the Pacific after the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December 7, 1941. The war continued until the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1943 and by the end of the war millions of people have died. Many American soldiers like the book’s protagonist Louis…

“if you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill said. Churchill might as well have been talking to Louie Zamperini. In other words, Louie went through hell his whole life, from a young boy running away from the police, to a mature young man setting a NCAA record by running the mile with bleeding shins and an impaled toe. Furthermore, being a prisoner of war almost dying of hunger and beaten to death to also having PTSD after the war ended. These are some trials and tribulations…

The novelist, journalist and short story writer Ernest Hemingway once said, “You are so brave and quiet that I forget you are suffering.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, a brave Louis Zamperini brought Hemingway’s words to life, surviving day and night after his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific and becoming a POW. Naturally, all of Louie’s strength and bravery is embodied in Hillenbrand’s eventful novel. A rowdy, clever and troublesome kid, Louie started his…

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 the city council to keep them out” (8). The lessons and experiences Louie went through in Torrance would prove very useful later on in his life when he is pushed to the brink of his limitations. “He shaped who…

of experiences, each one of which 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…

rescued he was put into multiple POW camps during the remainder of the war. Once the war was over Louie got married and became an alcoholic, but found his way after going to a gospel service. Even though times were tough, in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie Zamperini was a defiant and hopeful person. Louie was a very defiant person. When he was younger he didn’t obey the law or do what he was supposed to. “...when two year old Louie was sick with pneumonia, he climbed out his…

and smoked cigarettes. Then his brother convinced him to do track and he was great at it. He set records and was also the youngest to ever go to the olympics. He came in 8th place in the Olympics. The book I am talking about is Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand). The two traits that I think define Louie the most are the traits of being Forgiving and Resilient. The trait of forgiveness is demonstrated several times within the book. To begin with, when Louie is getting interviewed, he says“..…

The astonishing story of Louis Zamperini's life is revealed in the novel unbroken in 2010 by Laura Hillenbrand. The story circumducts around Louis (Louie) Zamperini who is kept company by Russell Allen Phillips (Phil) and Francis McNamara (Mac) and the prisoners of war (POW). The novel is brought to life in the film "Unbroken" which came out in 2014, directed by Angelina Jolie, Louis Zamperini being played by Jack O'Connell, Russell Allen Phillips being played by Domhnall Gleeson and Francis…