Analysis Of ' S Journey Was Not An Easy One

In Thomas C. Foster’s guide, How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised Edition, Foster presents readers with the knowledge that a trip in literature has the potential to become something much deeper, a quest for self-knowledge. Foster lists five very important aspects that every quest will have which are, a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason to go there. The distinction between stated reason to go there and real reason to go there are that typically the quester goes along their journey and discovers an intimate detail about themselves that relates nothing to the stated reason. It gives the quester a better sense

Because of this, the story delves into the science behind their running, as well as other running techniques performed by other ultrarunners such as Ann Transon, and Scott Jurek, intense studying to perfect running by David Carrier, and extreme training routines performed by Emil Zatopek. Finally, the reader must have some experience in running, or sports to know how incredible

Louis Zamperini, the main character of Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken, led a promising running career in his life prior to his military service and captivity. In 1931, Louis was encouraged to join the Torrance High School track team by his older brother, Pete. Running came easily to Louis, and became a force to be reckoned with rapidly in the racing world, dropping his mile time to just under five minutes by 1933. He gave some of the fastest men in the country a scare at the 1936 Olympic Trials when he nearly beat Don Lash, America’s fastest runner of the 5,000 meter race, and proceeded to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Aside from the resounding fame that his running career provided him, it also instilled discipline, dedication, and astounding willpower that followed him through his life.

In the biography, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, a young boy named Louis Zamperini’s life revolved around running and training for the Olympics. Running had a huge impact on his life and ended up changing how he would act. In his early days, Louis was an irresponsible and rebellious kid. Running would later force him to buckle down and focus on running and training. Many people influenced Louis, but only one made the biggest impact on his life. That person is Pete Zamperini, Louis’ older brother.

In the biography Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, a troubled adolescent boy named Louis Zamperini revolves his life around his running career. Starting at such a young age, running had many impacts on Louie’s life. The high demand of training kept Louie distracted from making unintelligent choices he had previously been making. Running changed the young teenager he was and the man he was going to become.

He carried that hard work and determination in high school where he became an All American in football at his school while breaking multiple records and maintaining an exceptionally good GPA of 3.5. He actually didn’t start running track until the age of 16 and also became an All American in track and holds the school record in the 400-meter dash. After high school, he was offered a chance to continue his track and football career at the Boise State University, where he received a full scholarship for track and football continued his outstanding athletic success and grades.

Foster created a hypothetical story about sixteen year old Kip during the summer of 1968. While on his way to buy a loaf of Wonderbread, he encountered a German shepherd and saw his crush, Karen, playing around and laughing with the boy he hates, Tony Vauxhall. He goes on to share with readers that to the audience it may seem as an average teen running errands for his mother, while a true professor would have seen it as a quest where a knight had an unsuitable encounter with his enemy. A quest consists of a knight, a dangerous road, a Holy Grail, a princess, an evil knight, and a dragon: Kip, the knight, travels the dangerous road of German shepherds seeking a Holy Grail(a loaf of Wonderbread). During the quest he encounters a dragon(Tony’s Barracuda), an evil knight(Tony), and a princess(Karen). His comparison between the hypothetical story and the knight’s quest implies that the symbols and experience employed by the story are universal regardless of its time and/or place. The Crying of Lot 49, a book with “cartoonish elements”, is broken down to teach readers that quests come in different forms and literature will be better understood only if they strengthen their ability to discover a story’s intertextual connection(s). The only way to gain self-knowledge is to step back and dig deeper beyond the story’s surface; use interpretation to find the real reason for the quest, remembering that “always” and “never” have no meaning

Despite their differences, Pete found the need to defend his brother as he marched into the principal’s office as he so desperately wanted to see him onto the right path and not the downward spiral he had been heading down. Pete played an intricate role in getting Louis to a better place as “he told the principal that Louie craved attention, but had never won it in the form of praise, so he sought it in the form of punishment. If Louie were recognized for doing something right, Pete argued, he’d turn his life around” (13). Growing up, no one was completely sure on whether or not Louis would amount to anything, but with the help of Pete he became one of the greatest runners in the world. Training constantly, Louis was pushed past his limits by Pete to achieve monumental heights in his running career. “Pete herded him out to train every day and rode his bicycle behind him, whacking him with a stick. Louie dragged his feet, belly-ached, and quit at the first sign of fatigue. Pete made him get up and keep going” (14). As a result, Louis began winning and became the fastest high school

Many times the men had stressful lives outside of running; they would use running to get away from the stresses of life. Not only did they overcome mental challenges, but also physical challenges, which were a constant struggle. One quote in the novel that shows this is when Roger Bannister said, “but feeling rejuvenated. He needed to reconnect to the joy of running, to get away from the tyranny of the track.”(14) To emphasize the mental challenges they faced Wes Santee shows a perfect example. Wes Santees father did not support his running career and believed he should help his father out on their farm in Kansas. Running was freedom to Wes due to the amount of stress his father put on him about maintaining their farm. If Wes did not succeed in his races like his father hoped, his father punished him. These actions drove Wes to become a better runner and he eventually overcame the mental barriers set by his father. Each man worked to achieve his goal and that meant doing track workouts. Many track workouts for the men were grueling and strenuous this is an example of physical challenges they faced. In the long run, the workouts got them to their best performance. Each of the men endured training throughout their childhood and young adult years to train their bodies and mind to be the best they could

This is Louie Zamperini’s turbulent life. When Louie was a young man, he had a very bad reputation in the community, he would steal, drink, smoke, and fight. But as he got older he realized that he should change, so his brother made him put his fast legs to good use. He made him join the track team, and made him practice hard. Eventually Louie made it to the top, the Olympics. Because of Louie’s accomplishments, especially the Olympics, all of Torrance forgave him for all his wrongs. Louie Zamperini, from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, exhibits the characteristic traits of strength, forgiveness, and understanding through his actions.

Just running describes a young man who grew up in an environment filled with child abuse and neglect. It tells us a story of how a young mother, who was constantly drunk encouraged her child to steal for her. It tells the story of a boy who grew up stealing, constantly surrounded by gun violence, and how he was physically and emotional abused. However, it also tells a story of how that young boy meant this wonderful woman who saw something special in him; it was because of her that he changed for the better. He started playing football and he became a completely different man from the boy he was previously. This audio clip relates to three articles in these modules. The first article it relates to is the neuroplasticity article since this young

This chapter explains the details of the start of Louie Zamperini’s distance running career. It started when he found out that his house key worked for the back door of Torrance High School’s gym. Eventually he was found out and dragged off to the principal’s, where he was banned from joining any extracurricular activities. When Louie’s brother, Pete heard this, he went to the principal, dragging their mother along for authority, to protest this decision. Finally, the school allowed Louie to join sports in 1932. After that, Pete began pressuring Louie to put his time an energy into something less ‘illegal’ than stealing, like running. Even though he looked like the only boy in his class that could run, Louie was weakened from his round

Edison Peña was part of the group of doers. During the sixty-nine days that Peña was in the mine, he turned to singing Elvis Presley and running up and down the spiraling tunnel of the mine instead of just sitting around and waiting for the day they were rescued. Both his fellow miners and the psychologists on the surface found his regiment odd and eccentric, as he ran four to six miles each and every day, making his workouts increasingly difficult as time went on. On the occasion of being asked why he kept running, he responded, “I am fighting. I feel that by running, I am fighting to live” (Patterson). Edison Peña’s unwavering dedication and self-determination is awe-inspiring to anyone, especially to someone who knows what the grueling miles of marathon training are like. On a good day, with the proper nutrition and hydration, it can be hard for me to make myself get up, put on my sneakers, and go for a run to train for the ever looming race date. Edison Peña’s ability to run every day despite the sweltering heat, steep incline, and lack of food and water to replenish his body is an inspiring feat. Even though his strange actions put him near the top of the watch list of the psychologists up on the surface, “Peña said he found running therapeutic” (Viera). Through his own unwavering self-determination, Peña was able to keep both a sound mind and body, or as well as could be

“Kid.” I could hear the coach’s footsteps coming behind me. I was still trying to get my heart to stop trying to get my heart to stop trippin’ and my lungs to start working again. “Kid, wait. Wait,” he said, running up besides me. He was wearing those sweatpants, the swishy-swishy kind that make every step sound like paper crumbling. “Who you run for?” he asked. What? Who did I run for? What kind of

When someone has to imagine life as a race or as a run, different images can come to that person that distinctly separates the two things making them different from one another. Running is unique, racing is also its own thing, but they do have things in common. The Loneliness of a Long-distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe helps to figure out the difference between the two in the form of a story which helps immensely with the understanding. Running just by itself is something that can or cannot require pressure from a person. They can be running in order to get better or simply to have fun or even just stay in shape.