Louie Zamperini

Chapters 12–17 describe the days that Louie spent adrift, trying to survive in the vast Pacific Ocean. When his B-24 bomber crashed into the sea on May 27, 1943, only three men survived: Louie, his pilot Russell Allen “Phil” Phillips, and tail gunner Francis “Mac” McNamara. Over the next 46 days, they struggled to survive in two small, inflatable rafts while drifting across miles and miles of water.

Months passed with little action, however one day on a mission in search of a missing plane , Louie’s plane crashed in the middle of the Pacific due to engine failure. With little supplies, Louie ,Mak , and Phil survived 33 days , before sadly Mak passed away. On July 14 Louie and Phil were captured by the Japanese; thus turning them into P.O.W.S . Moving from prison to prison, Louie faced his biggest problem yet: The “Bird”. Despising Louie, “ the Bird” treated him like dirt.”Pick it up , the Bird said. With some effort, Louie hoisted it up, and the Bird ordered him to lift it higher and hold it directly over his head. Louie heaved the beam up” (301).This happened to occur after louie was assigned to watch and make sure a sickly goat would not die. With no food to give the goat, Louie shared his although he had minimal to share. This was his punishment for the goats death. After 37 mins, “ He felt his conscious slipping, his mind losing adhesion, until all though knew was a single thought; He can’t break me. Across, the bird had stopped laughing”(302). Holding up the beam was a hard to do, considering he was also getting hit by an officer at the same time. As Fearless as Amelia Earhart, Louie stood up against cruelty and injustice, even when it “threatened “ his life .4 and a half years of being a P.O.W, later Louie was freed from the

On January 26th, 1917, Louie Zamperini was born to an immigrant Italian family that lived in New York. His family consisted of his mom (Louise), dad (Anthony), brother (Pete), and his two sisters (Sylvia and Virginia). In 1919 they decided to move to California and his father got a job as a railway electrician. As Louie got older he became more and more of a troublemaker. He would steal almost anything from the town. In the 1930’s eugenics started to take off in America. Louie realized that if he didn’t shape up his act, people would start targeting him. After Louie gets in trouble for sneaking kids into a basketball game, Pete convinces him to join track. This is when Louie starts outrunning what’s after him… literally.

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.

War can be loud and visible or quiet and remote. It affects the individual and entire societies, the soldier, and the civilian. Both U.S. prisoners of war in Japan and Japanese-American citizens in the United States during WWII undergo efforts to make them “invisible.” Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken hero, Louie Zamperini, like so many other POWs, is imprisoned, beaten, and denied basic human rights in POW camps throughout Japan. Miné Okubo, a U.S. citizen by birth, is removed from society and interned in a “protective custody” camp for Japanese-American citizens. She is one of the many Japanese-Americans who were interned for the duration of the war. Louie Zamperini, as a POW in Japan, and Miné Okubo, as a Japanese-American Internee both experience efforts to make them “invisible” through dehumanization and isolation in the camps of WWII, and both resist these efforts.

Zamperini went through a lot in his life: the crash of the Green Hornet, being rescued from the sea, and the aftermath of the war. These events influenced his life greatly in many different ways. In the end, bad luck and good luck each influenced him at different points in his life, leaving him

Succumbing to hunger and thirst on the fifth day, they killed the dog for nourishment. Two of the crewmen died on the sixth day. On the seventh, the remaining crew reached land.

Louie kept fighting and believing in himself throughout the movie which portrays the archetype of warrior. In the beginning of the movie, Louie was qualified into the Olympics in Tokyo. When Louie was running a race, someone hit his shoe with their shoe spike. He slowed down because he was hurt, but his brother encouraged him to keep going in which Louie ran the fastest lap in history. Louie was taken down when he was competing, in which he lost faith. But his brother, Peter, helped in believe in himself to keep going and keep fighting so that he can do great things. Louie believed in himself and kept fighting which shows that Louie is a warrior. Again, Louie was taken down, but not by someone else. Towards the middle of the movie, when Louie was running against a Jap soldier at the prisoner camp to prove his Olympic ability (was organized by The Bird, a commander who was jealous of Louie), he fell down because he was so weak but he got back up to finish. Louie was tired and exhausted. He was weak. But Louie knew that he couldn’t give up know, he had to keep fighting. He got back up to show his strength, to show that he won’t stop and this identifies a warrior. Lastly, Louie showed his strength towards the end of the movie. At the

Louie Zamperini had a very tragic and interesting life. He was a runner for the Olympics. He won many wristwatches from his competitions. After reading about Louie Zamperini in Unbroken, I believe that the author, Lauren Hillenbrand, lucidly defined Louie as resourceful and determined.

The 3 struggled at sea trying to survive and Mac unfortunately died at sea. Louie and Phill survived forty six days at sea, but were then captured and taken to a Japanese P.O.W. camp. The men are shuffled from camp to camp, each getting worse than the last, until the war ends. Louie survived, even though he was pursued by the barbarous guard known as "The Bird", who mentally and physically broke

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.

Initially, Zamperini was not fond of running, infact, Hillenbrand states, “Louie hated running, but the applause was intoxicating, and the prospect of more was just enough incentive to keep him marginally compliant” (chapter 2). It is explained that Zamperini didn’t like to run, but only ran for the joy of victory. With this quote alone we can infer that he would do whatever it took to win those races. As a matter of fact, later on in the book it is shown that he, indeed, did do whatever it took to win, “Louie trained so hard that he rubbed the skin right off of his toes and his socks were bloody” (chapter 3). This is showing he will do as much as he can to come out on top. With all of his hardwork and perseverance he finally did achieve his goal. Louie Zamperini went to the Olympics to race in the 5000-meter distant event. Even though he came in eighth, he had one of the fastest time on the last lap, 56 seconds. After working so hard to become what he has always dreamed, his battle was nowhere near

Louis Silvie Zamperini was born to Italian immigrant parents on January 26, 1917, in the town of Olean, New York. Growing up in Torrance, California, Zamperini ran track at Torrance High School and discovered that he had a competitive streak a mile wide when it came to long-distance running. In 1934, Zamperini set the national high school mile record, and his time of 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds would stand for an incredible 20 years. His track prowess also caught the attention of the University of Southern California, and he earned a scholarship to attend. It wasn’t long before Zamperini was taking his love of track to the next level, and in 1936 he headed to New York City for the 5,000-meter Olympic trials.

Running allowed for the young Louie Zamperini to escape his trouble making past by showing him hope in the form of a future of acceptance. After his brother convinced the principal not to ban Louie Zamperini from all athletic and social activities, Mr Zamperini joined track because, “ Some girls began assembling a team for an interclass track meet… the girls worked their charms, and Louie found himself on the track.” This conveys that when Louie Zamperini found track he gained hope that he could have a future of acceptance from the people around him without having to cause trouble (Hillenbrand 15). This is in contrast to when he had smuggled people into sporting events using a key he found which made him popular with students but got him in trouble with the teachers. Since Zamperini craved attention and since he gained it through trouble, when he found a way to earn positive attention through running, Zamperini took it.

Louie Zamperini was a barbaric boy who became a world famous track sensation, whom competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics at the age of nineteen years old. Louis Zamperini was the youngest contestant in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At the age of nineteen he struck the world with his running compassion and talent. Later Louie stepped back from his running career and converted into an Army Air Corps bombardier, turning his life around. After surviving his worst nightmare, he altered to a world wide famous runner, for the world thought “Zamperini dead” but pursuing them he is alive and stronger than ever. A #1 New York times bestseller, “Unbroken” is released by Laura Hillenbrand whom created an all time biography that tells the resolute and gallant life of and Louis Zamperini.