Louie’s path On January 26, 1917 a rebel was born and his name was Louie Zamperini. He had went through a lot of mischief as a child like running through the town naked with the cops chasing him. Plus he would steal food from the bakery nonstop. I guess you could say he had a lot of fun while growing up, until things took a major turn and he was drafted into World War 2, where there was no fun, and all pain. He crashed his plane and was sent to a camp where he was announced a POW. Waking up every day thinking that you’re going to die is not fun at all, but Louie somehow found out how to get past it using his rebellion and determination. Having a good start in life is not how it’s going to become. Now everyone makes dumb …show more content…
But he was doing it for a different reason, to survive. One reason was when “he waited until the guards were gone and stole the rice they had”(180). Obviously Louie is hungry and will do anything he can to keep surviving through the starvation he’s dealing with at the camp . Another way Louie rebelled was when “he snuck behind the building and looked in an open window, the captive left a pan of water and some rice. When the guard stepped away, Louie climbed in, grabbed the pan and ran back”(166). Evidently, Louie is using his sneaky skills to steal anything edible or anything drinkable so that he can keep himself going at the camp. And the last reason he’s rebellious was when “they set up a University of Thievery and they would tie up their pant cuffs, stuck the reeds in their waistbands, and filled their pants with sugar without the guards noticing”(181). Louie was not the only one who would steal food, there were others and they used this method because only two people died during it and it was really the only way they could survive. Just because Louie’s doing something bad without anyone knowing doesn’t mean it’s ok, but it was the only he …show more content…
Well Louie got what he wanted and that was to stay alive. One way he showed this act was when he kept himself going was when he was with Phil and they “were asking each other questions on every subject”(130). Clearly, Determination is taking place here with Louie trying to keep himself alive and his mind sharp. Another reason why he’s determined was when “For several days Louie staked out the Quack’s office watching him and the guards, at the same time each day they took a cigarette break of roughly three minutes, Louie then clambered into the office, and snatched the rice”(169). For seven days he was planning out his way to get the food so obviously he was determined(because it took that long). And the last reason was when “Louie, desperately dehydrated, kept begging for water and finally got a cup”(140). In this part, Louie was in desperate need of water and would be determined to do whatever it takes to get it so he can get hydrated and at least live a little longer. Louie was a very determined man and fought to live every day as his goal. Having a good start in life is not how it’s going to become. Anything can get in your
He uses his rebellion to get through the POW camps. He also used what he learned along the way to help him. Louie really knows he has to believe in himself. Louie Zamperini once said, “I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you’re not hurting the person you hate, you’re hurting yourself. It’s a healing, actually, it’s a real healing...forgiveness.” (Louie Zamperini.) On July 2nd, 2014, Louie Zamperini died of natural causes, but his message of forgiveness will carry on
...to perspective for him. He finally got to understand that he was the last one left. If he did not share anything and everything he knew about his tribe, they would perish forever.
Brian had “broken into a neighbor's house and [tried to] steal a gallon jar of pickles”(68) but the neighbor had caught him and made him eat the whole jar as a punishment. To get an everyday necessity like food the children had to be self reliant otherwise there would be no way they would have survived.
First of all, Louie stood up and defended himself against the guards, despite the consequences. When the guards were jabbing him with a stick repetitively, “Louie yanked the stick away,” showing that although
to avenge the foul murder, but to leave his mother out of it as her guilt would
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He attended a sermon with Rev. Billy Graham and found that through dedicating his life to Christ he was able to make his mission forgiveness and not revenge. FORGIVENESS is one of the highest of mental strengths.
Finally, after his wife dragged him to a religious preaching, Louie had a spiritual revelation and let go of his built up resentment of the Bird. He stopped drinking alcohol, no longer had nightmares, and devoted the rest of his life to preach and share his experience in World War II. He even visited his Japanese tormentors, now imprisoned and facing trial, and forgave them. Louie proved that it is possible to redeem yourself, and people who keep an optimistic mind during times of hardship are the ones who overcome
The Thief who had stolen all of The Man’s provisions which he needed for him and his son. When The Man caught up with The Thief, The Man took “every goddamned stitch” and even “the rotting pieces of leather laced to his feet” from The Thief(McCarthy 256 - 257). Taking The Thief’s possessions in addition to reclaiming the stolen supplies is an appeasement of the vengeance brewing within The Man, it is retribution according to The Man. That retribution is, at least to The Man, by the fact “[The Thief] didn’t mind doing it to [The Man and The Boy].. [the Thief] took everything” because The Man was only leaving “[The Thief] the way [The Thief] left us”(McCarthy 257).
...live because he believed he wasn’t truly out to get his wife, but more so to the fact that he could sing the tale of the events later when it was all done.
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Prisoners of War The United States angers terrorists and other foreigners on a daily basis, but we find it hard to understand why. Examples abound and most often relate to ignorant decisions on behalf of the government concerning the welfare of these foreigners. The situation on the island of Cuba at the Naval Station of Guantánamo Bay has grown out of hand. Here, the U.S. holds the prisoners that it has captured as part of its war on terrorism in a camp. They hold over 600 men there without contact with their home countries or families and without the legal consultation of a lawyer.