Zach Scriven Mr. Belmont College Composition 1 August 31, 2016 Informative Louis Zamperini Louis Zamperini is best known for being the man that the movie “Unbroken” is based off of. The movie portrays most events in his life, but misses many other periods of his life. Throughout his life he endured many hardships, such as being bullied in high school, struggling as an Olympian, fighting in World War 2 and later being a Japanese POW, and the mental trauma resulting from his captivity. Louis Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917, in Olean New York to Anthony and Louise Zamperini, during World War 1. His Early life was not easy, as an Italian Immigrant in the 1920s he was constantly bullied and didn’t have many friends. He would steal to pass the time, created tension in his neighborhood, sometimes accompanied by his younger brother Pete. Because of this the police were constantly being called to the Zamperini residence. His experience worsened as he entered high school, and he was eventually caught sneaking into the gymnasium to avoid paying for a ticket. The principal was infuriated and threatened to ban him from all athletics and dances, but his older brother convinced the principal to let him try out for the track team. When he initially joined the track team as a sprinter he came in last in his first race. He wanted to quit after he lost but his brother Pete forced him to stay. Pete helped him train, and suggested he try a mile race instead. He found out he was good
After reading the biography of Louis Zamperini’s life by Laura Hillenbrand, it’s obvious Louie’s fearlessness carried him through numerous obstacles. Louie, fearlessly determined to conquer insurmountable odds without breaking, proved to audiences that an ordinary man can transform
He ran for his race in all the Olympic games he attended. He gave hope to all
He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.
Louis is known for being a hero in numerous ways. Being in the Olympics to prison camps changed him to the person who was capable of bring a revered hero. Laura Hillenbrand explores the many reasons Louie is known for being an outrageous hero in Unbroken through biographical and historical lenses.
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.
Mathew Robinson, his older brother showed him the ropes with athletics and motivated him his entire life.
By the time he got into seventh grade he was always competing for the top student with the highest GPA. He always kept in touch with his family in Boston, and his sister Ella visited him for a while. He really liked the fact that she was a strong woman, and proud of her race. He ended up staying with her in Boston that whole summer.
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.
daring boy. He once ran on a millwheel with another kid. He was also known to
Louie Zamperini was in the war against japan. He fought his hardest and got through it. Louie was a brave soul. He knew right from wrong and tried to live the most honest life possible. He isn't one to turn his back on his friends, family, or country. When he was stuck on a raft for close to a month he stayed strong, beat a record and got through it. He never once broke down or anything. That's how strong he is. Incidents and events in unbroken that show that louie i brave, loyal, and determined.
He was a troubled kid until his brother, Pete Zamperini, convinced him that he should become a runner. Once Louis did he became fully dedicated to running and he decided he needed to change his life. He broke dozens running of records such as national high school record where he ran the mile in 4:21.3 (Hillenbrand P.21). His record stood for nineteen years (Hillenbrand P.21). Not long after he ran in the 1936 Olympic trails, even though he didn’t win any metals, Louis made his mark around the world.
To start with, He was a hard working person that never quit on himself. For instance, during his sophomore year, he bench pressed 300 pounds. Even though he was smaller than everyone, “He hauled himself by his hands, gaining four miles a day in the mountains” (In
He grew up in a family poorer than most of the people in their neighborhood. To earn money, he harvested produce from the family garden. He hauled ice and shoveled coal in a local creamery. When he was 15 years old, he acquired blood poisoning after rubbing off the covering of his injured knee. This was a very traumatic experience, especially when the doctor recommended amputation of his leg. He argued that he would rather die than losing one leg. The leg healed. At an early age, he
Louis cause great stress to the family by him following his own dreams. He was an outcast in his own house just because he wanted to be active in getting equal justice and rights for his kind. His job as an activist cause a financial strain on his family by Cecil constantly had to bail him out of jail. In the end, Louis was a pseduogenerative-agentic hero because if it was not for his bravely, he or his father would not have lived to see a black man being president, to see blacks able to sit and go as they please in establishment and school (Newman &Newman,
He was a good kid. Never got in trouble and always tried to stay on top of his work. Sadly that is in enough to get into a sports team. Mr Sanders the track coach always made up some dumb excuse to reject him. Finally junior year he decided he wanted the truth and practically forced it out of coach. Truth is he just had too much body fat and that combined with the fact that he had asthma it was practically a recipe for disaster when on a sports team. After being told that he kind of started to regret asking for the truth. Now he had it and started to get self conscious.