Louie’s Traits And Our Hero Our enemy was the Japanese, but when the war ended, it also had another story to it, and it was Louie, a survivor of the American army, and a survivor from a prisoner of war camp. Louie’s life was that he was an athlete in his childhood, and the one who made Louie into an athlete was Pete, his big brother in the family, which his brother was the one that encouraged Louie the most. When Louie was older, he joined the army, and when he joined, he was still running and practiced like an athlete. When Louie was growing up, he kept on changing his personalities, and was growing new traits as he learned from others, and had joy with loved ones too. In the book Unbroken, the author Laura Hillenbrand described Louie as …show more content…
Optimistic and Determined, and so because of these traits Louie survived from everything that gave him conflicts, but he would keep this important phrase from his brother, saying If I can take it, I can make it, and so he did. For the Trait Determined, there were three reasons and three events. The first event was that he crashed with everyone on a B-24, and some didn’t survive, and so in this event, Louie was stuck in some cords of the B-24, and was most likely drowning in fuel, water, and blood, and this event was chosen because he was determined to survive, and so he did, as it says in this sentence“He burst into dazzling daylight. He gasped in a breath and immediately vomited up the salt water and fuel he’d swallowed. He had survived.”(100). The second event was that Louie was on top of the water, looking around, and he saw some survivors which were his comrades, and so he looked around for a raft and saw one, but he then saw a cord and grabbed it that was connected to their raft, which says,“Then he saw a cord trailing behind the raft…”.(103). This event was chosen because Louie was determined to make it to safety and to be rescued out of the sea. The Last event for this trait that showed determination was that Louie was sure to keep his comrades alive, and this event started out with a Japanese runner, so they forced him to race, and if he didn’t, everyone would be punished which says“In spring, the guards brought in another Japanese runner…”.(158) This quote was picked for this trait because it showed that he was determined to keep his comrades alive in exchange for his life, no matter how hard or brutal it was, he faced the conflict for others. The second trait that was chosen was Optimistic, because Louie would never give up on the things he loved.
The first event that showed Louie being Optimistic, was that Louie was on a raft with Phil and Mac, they knew Mac was going to die, but Louie never gave up trying to keep him alive, and so in this, it showed that he never gave up on his comrades lives as it says here,“They fed bites to Mac, but it didn’t revive him.”(128). The second event was that Louie was supposed to broadcast false information about the U.S from the Japanese side, and when he realised it, it was supposed to hurt the U.S Army, so he didn’t broadcast the false information which says here,“This message wasn’t meant for his family; it was meant to discourage American troops. He refused to make the broadcast. Undeterred, the producers took him on a tour. They took him to…”(191). This event was chosen because he never gave up his pride for U.S. The Last event was that he was in a prisoner of war camp, and the guards were beating up one of his comrades, and so he volunteered to get punched by all the men as hard as they could so the one beaten doesn’t die, and because of this event that was chosen, it showed that Louie was Optimistic to keep his comrades alive as it says here,“For the first few punches, Louie stayed
upright.”(209). In Louie’s life, he had gone through a lot of conflict, but because he was optimistic, determined, and was helped in the past by other loved ones, he survived because of these main reasons, because it helped him as he went on. When he was determined, and Optimistic he went through all these conflicts no matter what happened to him. The first reason why Louie has these traits was because he never gave up on many things he loved, which this was the reason why he was Optimistic, but he also never gave up on people either. The second reason why he has these traits was because he was determined to survive anything that may be a conflict through his life. As Louie’s life began and ended as a hero, Louie had some conflicts, but was determined to survive, and was optimistic, because he never gave up things he loved.
In the events of September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 world war 2 erupted and up came a man his name was Louis Zamperini. During Louie's life as a young adult, he decided to join the army to defend his country. Then during one of his missions on the way to the bomb site two, two of the four engines on their b-24 malfunctioned sending them plummeting into the ocean. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini to show the traits of optimistic and resourceful.
If Louie was never rebellious, his life would probably have been completely different. Recurrent, in the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini to show the traits of optimistic and rebellious. The optimistic trait helps the reader understand Louie as a person by showing how hopeful and confident he is.
Louie Zamperini was a crewman of a B-24 Liberator, he was a bombardier until his bomber went down into the ocean. As a bombardier on a B-24, his mission was to drop bombs onto enemy positions to destroy important caches, such as Fuel, Ammunition etc. After the B-24 went down into the ocean, Louie, Phil and Mac were stranded in the ocean, with no food or water, determined to live they held on. When Phil and Louie were captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy, they were taken to Kwajalein. Louie and Phil was then transferred to Ofuna, and lastly, Omori, where he was beaten by the Bird. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini to show the traits of Determined and Courageous.
Being Unbroken is defined as not being damaged or being fractured. Throughout the two stories; Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand and Night, written by Elie Wiesel, both Louie Zamperini and Elie Wiesel were challenged on many levels, both emotionally and physically. However, their perseverance through their struggles and their optimistic views is what truly got them through the pain and hardships and allowed them to stand tall and not let their faith fail them.
Laura Hillenbrand’s novel Unbroken incorporates the improbable life of the main character, Louie Zamperini. She introduces both the inspiring and powerful journey that Louie encounters in his life as he grows up. Hillenbrand looks to and successfully does catch the versatility of the human soul. Zamperini’s story including his involvement in World War II gives a persuasive stage in which the author demonstrates numerous qualities of Louie. Leaving readers to appreciate his courage, quality, grit and above all else, his bravery. “Confident that he was clever resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, [Louie] was almost incapable of discouragement. When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him.” Louie
The friendships and bonds that formed in the jungles of Vietnam between the members of Alpha Company help them to survive on a day to day basis. Not only while they were in Vietnam, but also in dealing with their lives back in the United States. Without the bonds of friendship none of the men of Alpha Company would have survived mentally or physically the strains and trauma of the Vietnam War. In the end it is realized that the men not only carried their gear and weapons, but they carried with them bonds, friendship and a connection that only the men of Alpha Company will ever really understand.
O'Brien explains how the stories told about those who have passed are meant to keep the deceased's life alive. The "weight of memory" was one thing all the solders carried (14). When added to the physical weight of their gear and the emotional burdens of war, it was all too much. In response, the men altered their perceptions of the truth in order to lighten the haunting weight of memory. O'Brien suggests "in a true war story nothing is ever absolutely true," memory is altered to compensate for its weight (82). In this way, O'Brien, and the rest of the men, were able to utilize "story-truth (179)." Stories alter truth, therefore, a well-told story can actually allow the dead to continue to live on. "In a story, the dead sometimes smile and sit up and return to the world (225)." In this way you could "keep the dead alive" with "blatant lies, bringing the body and soul back together (239)." O'Brien remembers listening to a story about Curt Lemon. He recalls how "you'd never know that Curt Lemon was dead (240)." It seemed like "he was still out there in the dark" yet, "he was dead (240)." Similarly O'Brien uses story to save his childhood friend's life, "not her body - her life (236)." In his stories Linda "can smile and sit up. She can reach out (236)." He allows her to come to life and "touch [h...
War is often thought about as something that hardens a soldier. It makes a person stronger emotionally because they are taught not show it and deal with it internally. People say that death in war is easier to handle because it is for the right reasons and a person can distance themselves from the pain of losing someone. However, there is always a point when the pain becomes too real and it is hard to maintain that distance. In doing so, the story disputes the idea that witnessing a traumatic event causes a numbing or blockage of feelings. Rat Kiley’s progression of sentiment began with an initial concern for the buffalo, transforming into an irate killing of the animal, and then ending with an ultimate acceptance of death. These outward displays of feeling suggested that witnessing the death of a close friend caused him to become emotionally involved in the war.
It is undeniable that human struggle is relative. It is relative to one’s background, life experiences, and strength- and at some point everyone is faced with an obstacle that they feel incapable of overcoming. In Surviving Hell, written by Leo Thorsness, the author is captured after a mid-flight ejection in the Vietnam War. He spent years undergoing torture and solitary confinement, not knowing if he would make it out alive. Physically shattered, his spirits remained strong.
Everything began for Louie and Mine as WWII started its course. Even though they are very different, they went through some of the same challenges. Louie and Mine were detained and held in captivity for long periods of time. They were also made to feel invisible and were dehumanized as well as isolated. Yet they both had the opportunity to resist that invisibility aspect that they were being forced to experience.
After an event of large magnitude, it still began to take its toll on the protagonist as they often “carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die” during the war (O’Brien 1187). The travesties that occurred with the brutality of war did not subside and began to affect those involved in a deeply emotional way. The multitude of disastrous happenings influenced the narrator to develop a psychological handicap to death by being “afraid of dying” although being “even more afraid to show it” (O’Brien 1187). The burden caused by the war creates fear inside the protagonist’s mind, yet if he were to display his sense of distress it would cause a deeper fear for those around him, thus making the thought of exposing the fear even more frightening. The emotional battle taking place in the psyche of the narrator is directly repressed by the war.
Life can bring unexpected events that individuals might not be prepared to confront. This was the case of O’Brien in the story, “On the Rainy River” from the book The Things They Carried. As an author and character O’Brien describes his experiences about the Vietnam War. In the story, he faces the conflict of whether he should or should not go to war after being drafted. He could not imagine how tough fighting must be, without knowing how to fight, and the reason for such a war. In addition, O’Brien is terrified of the idea of leaving his family, friends and everything he loves behind. He decides to run away from his responsibility with the society. However, a feeling of shame and embarrassment makes him go to war. O’Brien considers himself a coward for doing something he does not agree with; on the other hand, thinking about the outcome of his decision makes him a brave man. Therefore, an individual that considers the consequences of his acts is nobler than a war hero.
The Next thing louie knew was climbing into a raft with his captain Allen Phillips and Francis McNamara being in the ocean for months with little to no food and surviving on the rare seagull and rain water, then Francis passing away. Then one day as Louie saw land and started to swim towards it, the Japanese navy saw him and captured as a prisoner of war furthermore sending him to a prisoner of war camp. Now here he was and the shell of the once famed track runner was deteriorating of what was left of him as the days went on. It was a struggle for him waking up next day and hoping that he wouldn’t be killed by the “Kill All Act,” which said to eliminate all the Prisoners if allies came to rescue the camp. But what was the worst fear of the “Bird.” The Bird would relentlessly beat any prisoner that did anything wrong, but would go out of his way to make Louie miserable. He would do almost anything, from holding up logs for 30 minutes or making him clean a pig pen with his bare hands. The Bird was the fear of anyone but Louie despised him more than anything. So when Louie though about if he would have spent an extra 5 minutes he would
Louie did not have the best senior year. He experienced sadness, guilt and death. In the last track meet, Louie had to compete against Washington. Washington remarked that it was an honor for him to be competing against Louie and that he was a true role model. Louie won, but just by a little; he was still proud of himself. In the end Louie and Washington became friends beyond high
The friendships and bonds that formed in the jungles of Vietnam between the members of Alpha Company help them to survive on a day to day basis. Not only while they were “in country”, but in dealing with their lives back in the United States. Without the bonds of friendship none of them men of Alpha Company would have survived mentally or physically the strains and trauma of the Vietnam War.