Book 'Unbroken': Book Analysis

Here are all examples of Louie being tenacious throughout his life. On page 113 this happens “The bird pecked franctitly, slashing Louie’s knuckles. Louie grabbed its head and broke its neck.”. Here Louie is lost at sea and he is trying to get food and grabs on to this bird, and it pecks

Persistence means to not give up and keep trying, and both Louie the main character and other characters demonstrate this. “Unbroken” is about Louis Zamperini an olympic runner who joins the military and is shot down and stranded along with two other crewmates. The first reason as to how this theme is shown is that Louie survived forty seven days on a raft in the middle of the ocean. After Louis was shot down, he was stranded in the middle of the Pacific ocean on a raft. Instead of freaking out like one of his crewmates he stayed calm. One quote that proves this is when Mac, one of Louis’s stranded crewmate says “We are going to die!” (Hillenbrand 128). After Mac says this Louis calmed him down and assured that they would stay alive. To add on to this, instead of giving up like other may have done Louie resorts to whatever means possible to live. Even if this includes eating albatross and raw shark (Hillenbrand 149). This portrays that Louie was so persevered to live that he resorted to eating disgusting things so he would remain

What This Says About the Book: This quote obviously gave “Unbroken” its name, especially the final sentence of “He cannot break me.” Throughout this entire book, the author is trying to capture Louie’s struggle and then shock the reader with how Louie continues to survive. But this passage acts as the essence of it all, as we see both of these things written in a blatantly bold manner.

During the seminar, someone asked: “Was Louie truly unbroken throughout the book?” Although this book was titled Unbroken, I believe the protagonist Louie had the spirit of being unbroken but didn’t stay unbroken throughout the book. First of all, one example of Louie having the unbroken spirit was when he was told to hold the six foot beam by the Bird. When Louie was slowly sliding into unconsciousness holding the beam, he thought: “He cannot break me” (302). Malnutrition, sickness, and other physical conditions were possessed by Louie that day, but he somehow managed to hold the beam for 37 minutes. However, Louie did not stay unbroken throughout the novel. Furthermore, the author lets us see the ‘broken Louie’ in Part V. In the beginning

Everyone encounters obstacles in life that they feel like they can't overcome. People that have 'resilience' can take these challenges head on, stay calm in any situation, and use their problem-solving skills to take advantage of the situation and get themselves out of it. In a section of "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand, a biography of war hero Louie Zamperini, Zamperini is adrift at sea after his bomber crashed in the ocean. He is left with just the remains of the plane and two others, Phil and Mac. Louie Zamperini's key characteristics of resilience and the differences between all three men allow them to overcome adversity, and Louie and Phil make it out alive.

Even when the weight of the world is coming down and doubt is setting in, there still are powers to help carry on. Louie Zamperini, a famous Olympic athlete, was dragged down to a low level when he was captured by Japanese forces and suffered under horrendous conditions in the many POW camps he stayed at. Throughout all of life’s trials, he survived, due to his strong resilience and agency. He wanted to live, and even though he may have wanted to give up, he had plenty of things to live for. In Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses both internal and external conflict to show the theme that people can stand up against enemies even when the odds seem stacked up against them.

“He gave up drinking and smoking.” Louie did exactly this, because he knew the potential he had in running, and wanted to reach that potential. Louie is the main character in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Almost the whole story revolves around him, and his magnificent life. Louie has grown from being a very troubled young boy, to being a very mature, giving, and humble young man.

Although most people will not face the extremes of which Louie did to survive they will still encounter some struggles in life. Like Louie during his hunger famine things don’t always have to be done pretty. Sometimes the resolution of one’s struggles is

World War 2 was already deadly enough but then America took it to another level with the atomic bomb. In total over 200,000 people lost their lives from the atomic bomb. Instead of America using the atomic bomb there were many other alternatives America could have used. After the atomic bomb hit there was a lot of damage done to Japan that left the country in so much damage and bad levels of radiation. Many people describe the country after the atomic bomb hit saying how everything disappeared and there was nothing left. In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand she writes about a bombardier Louis Zamperini and his experience in the war. Towards the end of Unbroken Louis describes the damage from the bomb. Louis says “ It was all gone like there was nothing there”. The atomic bomb made many people suffer even years after it hit since the damage was so bad. American should have thought about the how the damage of the

This trait helps people recover from many things. Resilience help Louie recover faster from many traumatizing things, mentally and physically. Like when Louie was beaten even before he got to the POW camp“A fist connected with Louie’s nose, and he felt a crunch.”(145) But when Louie was attacked by Japanese sailors, who broke his nose, but Louie didn't let that stop him and pushed his bone back into place. Also when the Japan forced Louie to run against a Japanese olympion. “He lengthened his stride, seized the lead and crossed the line.” (158) Louie would ended up beating the other olympiad, even tho he knew and did get beaten by the Japanese guards. Louie hoped tho that he would eventually become a runner again. And finally as punishment, the Bird made Louie hold a board over his head“All he knew was a single thought: He cannot break me. Time ticked on, and still Louie remained, the beam over his head, his eyes on the Bird’s face, enduring long past when he should have collapsed. The Bird stopped laughing.”(213) While holding the board, Louie was determined and showed the Bird that he wasn't going to give up and that the Bird couldn't break him. Louie would resist many things while being a POW and this made him strong enough to stand up to the

In the book Unbroken the author, Laura Hillenbrand, uses the central idea that perseverance is the key to a successful outcome. Laura Hillenbrand starts the book by talking about Louis “Louie” Zamperini as a kid and how his brother Pete made him join the track team to keep him out of trouble. Louie kept saying he wasn't good enough to make the team but Pete motivated him to keep training. Laura Hillenbrand explores political and spiritual issues and ideas throughout the book as well.

Unbroken is the story of the life and hardships faced by Louie Zamperini. Starting as a troublesome child Louie is a constant problem to all around him. He turns his ways around and turns to running where he is rewarded greatly, qualifying for the olympics. After his reign of fame, Louie joins the air corps where he struggles with fear and boredom. During one mission his plane fails and he and two other crew mates are stuck stranded in the ocean.

Just like Phoenix Jackson, this story’s main character, most people find their way through challenges, time after time, because of their strong sense of determination.

Michael Nutting AP Literature and Composition Katherine Schroder December 29th, 2016 The Awakening Throughout Kate Chopin’s novel, “The Awakening”, the main character, Edna Pontellier battles with her inner thoughts about how she should live her life. The novel depicts the transgression of Edna’s “sanity” as she slowly attempts to figure out what it is that she really wants for herself.

People say what Leroy and I have gone through is incredible but for us it was just one of many challenges to work through in life. Perseverance is the fire a person has. It is the ultimate weapon against life, and it doesn't let anything hold you back. Though Leroy and I aren't constantly with each other anymore we are still brothers for life. This is why I believe in