Analytical Essay On Unbroken

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Take a man’s strength, damage his body; take a man’s mind, and damage his life. Louie Zamperini an Olympic all star, trained to shatter the 4min mile barrier, and drafted to fight in the prelude of war. Near the end of it, he had already resisted so much physical pain. However after the war Louie had many psychological struggles that were harder for him. If Louie tries to live his life ordinarily, without concern, then he will be consumed completely. In Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses Louie’s experiences to show the theme, people have an intrinsic ability to heal from physical and psychological wounds that are suffered. At the army Louie has to be a very skilled soldier, with high physical abilities and resilience. Louie had to survive …show more content…

Louie was wounded mentally, his body recovered quicker than his mind. As soon as he returned home, Louie needed a way to relieve his pain. Like others, “From then on, when the harsh push of memory ran through Louie, he reached for his flask” Louie relieved his pain in an unhealthy way, but it was the easiest way (246). If Louie continues his drinking and walking down that road he would lead himself to his own destruction. After the war, “His mind derailed” Louie was sporadic and enraged, he couldn’t stop(255). Louie was hoping for his pain to resolve itself, letting him live normally. Later on Cynthia saw a possible way for Louie to change, she wanted Louie to listen to Billy Graham speak. Disgusted “He wanted nothing to do with God” Graham started talking; therefore, Louie remembered the promise he made (267). Realizing that it was God who carried him through the war, Louie showed charity in “Opening Victory Boys Camp” Louie focused on fulfilling his promise till the day he dies (275). Having it the hard way for most of his life, after the war Louie tried the easy road that leads him to suffer. He was only shown the light in the darkness after he was received, from that point forward Louie served the

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