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Faith makes Forgiveness Possible After World War II, Louie Zamperini writes a letter to Mutsuhiro Watanabe, also known as “the Bird” saying that, “The post-war nightmares caused my life to crumble, but thanks to a confrontation with God through the evangelist Billy Graham, I committed my life to Christ. Love has replaced the hate I had for you. Christ said, ‘Forgive your enemies and pray for them.”’ This is demonstrated in the novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. This tells an emotional story about Louie Zamperini's experiences as an Olympic athlete, World War II veteran, and an American POW. After his Olympic dreams are crushed when he gets drafted at age 24, he experienced things most people cannot even imagine, when he returns he makes …show more content…

After the war, Louie suffered from extreme post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and like many other Vets, turned to things such as alcohol for relief. However, because of his wife, Cynthia, he was able to change his life around by finding God. Prior to this new coming, their marriage suffered, they were on the verge of divorce. Louie became an uncontrollable alcoholic, he even became abusive towards Cynthia and their daughter. The two were unhappy, coexisting with each other just waiting until they could get the divorce papers. Cynthia still convinced Louie to accompany her to see Billy Graham, a popular gospel speaker. Hillenbrand illustrates this by stating, “Louie knew nothing of Graham. Four years after returning from the war, he was still in the Hollywood …show more content…

There is a purpose behind these struggles. Louie found this purpose through finding God. After the war, Louie struggled with different battles, this is consistent for everyone. An overwhelming peace comes along with finding this purpose. Through Louie being saved, both physically and mentally, he found this peace. Each and every person has some type of faith, whether it is faith in one’s self, faith in someone else, or religious faith. This faith is what keeps humans going, it keeps people pushing

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