Louie’s amazing life A record holding olympic runner, the man who survived more than 30 days on a raft only to be rescued by the japanese and put in pow camps, Louie Zamperini was the man who done this, and lived. Louie was a very disobedient child, he drank beer and smoked cigarettes at a very young age. Louie loved running and since his childhood he was so fast he could outrun police foot runners, and his brother Pete put this in use and later Louie went into the olympics. Although Louie Zamperini didn't get first place he had broken the fastest lap world record, and soon zamperini went to war. The book Unbroken was a story Laura Hillenbrand made from the great story of Louie Zamperini, Louie was said to be optimistic and forgiving at all circumstances. Louie is very optimistic, even in the most heart shattering of times. During Louie's pow training on the plane “When nearing empty, the fuel gauges sometimes reported that the plane was magically gaining fuel.” (59) this shows that he can be optimistic about small things. While the bombing operation he makes jokes “Only the longer knew how scared i was.” (72). This can concur how optimistic he could be. Louie is optimistic even when they are stranded on the ocean “If only a plane would come” (117). This means that even in dire times he is so …show more content…
optimistic. Louie zamperini is optimistic but he can be many other things like forgiving. Louie zamperini is Christian and he believes in the power of forgiving someone.
When out at sea he forgives “Understanding that mac acted in panic” (108). This concludes that Louie can forgive Mac for doing something so horrible. After the pow camp and Louie’s horrid experience there he can forgive “I also forgive you and now would hope that you would also become a christian.” (281). This shows that louie and his scars from the bird was forgiven. Louie forgave his captors for all they had done wrong to him “It was forgiveness...” (273). This shows he has the ability of forgiving the pow guards. Louie is forgiving and he can forgive anyone no matter what they had
done. Louie is optimistic and forgiving and this shows his personality and what he was like during his lifetime. Louie can forgive anyone no matter what had conspired and this shows he has the great ability to forgive and to forget. Zamperini also is very optimistic making jokes at the most dire times thus making the heavyhearted days much more sunny. Louie can and has done so many good deeds that it overruns the bad things he has acted among others he is optimistic, forgiving, and a good person always.
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.
Louie Zamperini had escaped the grievance with his life and has become an advanced soul. Louie Zamperini lived in a miniature house in Torrance, California; he was a fascinating Olympian. He was also held captive as a prisoner of war. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini to show the traits of optimistic and rebellious.
In Unbroken: A world war 2 story of survival, resilience, and redemption- by Laura Hillenbrand; young Louie Zamperini is a delinquent of Torrance, California. He steals food, runs around like hell and even dreams of hoping on a train and running away for good. However, Pete, his older manages to turn his life around by turning his love of running from the law into a passion for track and field. Zamperini is so fast that he breaks his high school’s mile record, resulting in him attending the olympics in berlin in 1936. His running career however was put on hold when World war 2 broke out, he enlisted in the the Air Corps and becomes a bombardier. During a harrowing battle, the “superman” gets hit numerous times with japanese bullets destroying
In the book, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, it follows a Olympian named Louie Zamperini, and his journey. Louie Zamperini was born in Olean, New York, his family later then moved to Torrance, California. Louie is: rebellious, resourceful, among many other things. Louie is who he is because of how he grew up, and the obstacles he overcame. Louie Zamperini shows rebellious and resourceful characteristic traits through his actions.
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
Louie Zamperini survived almost two months at sea facing starvation, extreme thirst, and shark attacks. During WWII, Louie was captured and taken to many Japanese prison camps where he was drained emotionally and physically. Though his conditions were obviously not ideal, Louie kept up his lively personality and found ways to take care of himself to survive. In the novel Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses both internal and external conflict to show the theme people can stand up against enemies even when the odds seemed stacked up against them.
The Soloist (Foster, Krasnoff & Wright, 2008), is based on a true story of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. who develops psychosis and becomes homeless. In the film, Nathaniel is considered a cello genius who is discovered on the streets by Steve Lopez, a journalist from the Los Angeles Times. Steve was searching for a city story and he decided to write a newspaper article about Nathaniel. Nathaniel always had a passion for music. He was a child prodigy and attended Juilliard School of Music. However, he faced many complications at Juilliard, particularly hearing voices speaking to him. Unable to handle the voices, Nathaniel dropped out and ended up living on the streets of Los Angeles. Steve and Nathaniel develops an unexpected friendship, in which Steve tries to help Nathaniel to live a normal life; having a home, treat his mental disorder, and to fulfil his dream of being a cellist again.
I enjoyed reading Unbroken which is a book that showed the struggles of a grueling air warfare between United States and Japan. Throughout the book, Laura Hillenbrand, author of Unbroken gripped the reader’s attention through the details of gut-wrenching conflicts. By showing the art of survival through the character, Louis Zamperini, Hillenbrand demonstrates the theme of resilience through persistency, intelligent choice making, and willingness to live.
Laura Hillenbrand effectively illustrates Louis Zamperini’s story in the nonfiction novel Unbroken. This effect can be found through the analysis of the novel. A discussion will ensue about Miss Hillenbrand’s development of the plot and characters. Included in this discussion is will be Miss Hillenbrand’s use of synesthesia and the setting.
The demand to survive in an extreme environment encourages certain individuals to proceed to live their life despite the hardships they may face. In the novels, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, and Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the individuals must discover what it takes to obtain the will to survive in these extreme environments they are presented with. Thus, resulting in comparisons between their mental states (internal challenges), and contrasts between their physical states (external challenges) by Louie Zamperini and Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi).
Precious is an African-American female who is currently impregnated by her biological father for the second time. She is sixteen years of age and can neither read nor write. She constantly suffers pitfalls at her young age. She is heavily obsessed and is subjected to abuse at the hands of her vicious, dysfunctional, abusive, and unemployed mother. With the proper support from an engaged principal, teacher, and social worker, Precious’s life turns into the positive.
“... Every one shot up, but none as badly as Super Man. Later, ground crewmen would count its holes: 594” (84). Louie Zamperini, a mischievous child who caused many headaches for the Torrance Police Department, began running track in high school and became a decorated olympian. Although he was in his prime, due to the sprouting war he joined the Army Air Corps. He was stranded on a raft for forty-seven days, only to be rescued and sent to Japanese POW camps for another two years. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of how Louie’s resilience and cleverness guides him through his nearly impossible journey.
In the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand there was a character named Louis Zamperini. As a child, Louis was known as a troublemaker; however, with all the influence of his family, he ultimately became a success in life. This influence began with his brother Pete. Throughout Louis’ life, he made many bad choices, but after all of the help with his family, he made a huge turn around and now he is a success in his life. He has made such an impact on people’s lives, he taught people about the good from the bad.
The name of the book is Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Unbroken was written by Laura Hillenbrand about the Olympic athlete and war veteran Louie Zamperini. Unbroken the novel was released in 2010. The movie is called Unbroken and it was directed by Angelina Jolie. Louie Zamperini was played by actor Jack O'Connell. The movie Unbroken was released in 2014. The main prominent characters in Unbroken are Louie, Phil, and The Bird. Although most of the things that happen in the book happen in the movie, there are a few differences that slightly change the story. The book was received better than the movie because the movie had quite a few differences from Louie’s true story.
Unbreakable, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a mystery/thriller starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Sam Jackson’s character, Mr. Glass, believes Bruce Willis, David Dunn, is a nonexaggerated real life superhero. Mr. Glass has broken over 50 bones in his lifetime. David Dunn has not been sick and is the only survivor in a deadly train accident. Mr. Glass’ theory suggests if he was born with frail bones, there should be a person who is the exact opposite. David thinks Mr. Glass is irrational, but he starts to realize Mr. Glass’ theory may be accurate. He starts to take it seriously and recognizes he can bench press 350 pounds and even has hyped instincts. He ultimately develops these instincts to see the wicked acts people have done in their lives. Similarly, just like superheroes in