Unbroken Book Report

Louie disliked running, but he was good at it. He did it for the attention of winning. Louie’s father gets into an argument with him and he ends up running away from home. He eventually comes home and focuses all his time on running and beating records. Running seems to be the answer to his problems because now he is being invited to events and the neighborhood no

Louie Zamperini floated on the ocean for 47 days, and was held prisoner in Japanese POW camps for 2 years. When Louie was a child he was very rebellious. The more Louie grew the more trouble he got in. One day when Louie was running from a teacher his brother, Pete, noticed how fast Louie was. Pete helped Louie become a runner, where Louie would go to the Olympics. Louie could run 2 miles in just over 4 minutes but one day Louie was drafted and had to go to Hawaii where Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese, starting WWII. On a fateful day, Louie’s plane crashed leaving him stranded in the ocean with two other men, Mac and Phil, but sadly, one had died, Mac. Louie and Phil were rescued 47 days later, but by the wrong country. Japan took them

He then moved onto the national stage and still Louis dominated. It came time for the U.S. Olympic trials for the Olympics in Berlin, Germany and Louis was in great shape. He qualified for the Olympics and went to Berlin to run as a representative for the U.S. He turned in a great performance which led to him meeting Adolf Hitler, which at the time wasn’t very as significant as we now know today. Louis later returned home from the Olympics and joined to the U.S. Air Force and was sent to Funafuti in the Pacific to fly missions into Japan during World War II. On one mission his plane crashed in the Pacific. He was stranded on a raft in the middle of the pacific with no food and water for 47 days with two other men. One eventually died about halfway through but Louis and Phil survived and drifted onto Japanese Islands. During their time on the raft they were attacked by sharks and japanese aircrafts but still managed to survive. They were then taken into captivity by the Japanese and sent to harsh concentration camps. One of the leaders at the camp specifically targeted Louis because he was recognized as an Olympic athlete. They nicknamed this Japanese leader “ The Bird” and his name became feared. Louis eventually lived

It’s a disaster, killing all the crew except for three men, Mack, Phil, and of course, Louie. Louie wouldn’t have survived if he hadn’t escaped the wires from the plane, which wrapped around him like ‘spaghetti’. Another way Louie and the crewmen survived is when even more tragedy struck, and they were attacked by a Japanese bomber plane. Mack and Phil were too weak to jump out of the water, so they stayed in the ship and hoped they wouldn’t get bombarded by bullets. Louie was the only one strong enough to jump in the water, so he did. In the water, something amazing happened. In the sentence, “As the shark lunged for his head, Louie bared his teeth, widened his eyes, and rammed his palm into the tip of the shark's nose”(162). This extraordinary piece of evidence from the quote reads that once Louie jumped into the shark infested waters, the hungry sharks attacked. Bravery is the only thing that could have saved him at this point. When Louie resurfaced, neither Phil nor Mack was struck, but the boat suffered hundreds of bullet holes. In the seat gripping quote, “As Louie worked, keeping his eyes on the patches, the sharks kept snapping at him”(164). This event made it clear that Louie showed that even though he risked his life, for others. He successfully patched their life boat while Phil and Mack busily whacked sharks out of the boat, Louie saved three men’s lives that

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.

Louie Zamperini wasn’t the brightest kid in his neighborhood, nor the smartest, but he was the fastest. Bent on making it to the olympics, and there forth breaking the four minute mile; there is nothing in the world that can stop him. Except World War 2. Enlisted as a bombardier, he finds himself in the middle of the ocean. Hundreds of miles from land, he has to endure the unbearable. His determination, persistence, and strive for life is the real runner inside of him that never stopped until his death.

After reading the book and understanding Louie’s story, Luke Zamerini’s presentation put an exclamation point on his extraordinary events in his life. Luke explained to us his father’s story including some details that were not in the book. He told us about the fame and worldwide popularity Louie gained from being an Olympic track athlete. Shortly following his track career, Louie joined the military and we found out it was his determination and heart that he took away from being an athlete is what helped him persevere for forty seven days on a raft in the middle of the ocean. I enjoyed the detail that he gave about Louie straight arming the shark similar to a running back in football. He reiterated the struggles, the same that were in

Unbroken, a biography based on a true story, centers around an Olympic, war veteran named Louie Zamperini. In his childhood, Louie was a rambunctious, daring boy, always looking to get into trouble, but almost always managing to escape with the use of his fast legs. Once his brother, Pete, realizes Louie’s magnificent skill for running, he decides to begin training him so Louie can put his energy into track and field instead of misconduct. Running soon became a passion for Louie, creating a passion for him to pursue the Olympics. Along the way, he breaks record after record, proving himself as one of the fastest high school athletes at the time. With continual training, Louie was able to attend the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, setting a record for the fastest final lap in the 5000-meter distance event at 56 seconds. In 1938, he set another record of 4:08 minutes for the national collegiate mile for his college at the University of Southern California. He continued to train to beat the four-minute mile until he was called into war.

It was apparent, throughout the story, that Louie was a survivor. There were countless events throughout the story in which Louie´s ability to survive is seen clearly. One of these occurred when Louie clocked the fastest time for the mile in NCAA history. Louie was able to do this despite being spiked, clubbed, and trapped from moving forward in the race. This is apparent when Hillenbrand writes, “He burst through, blew past the race leader, and, with his shoe torn open, shins streaming blood, and chest aching, won easily”(44). Another example of his survival trait appearing strongly in the story occurred in the raft. After lying in a raft for weeks, Louie was still

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I will be writing a book review on the novel Unbroken. If I were to rate this book one out of five I would give it a five. I would rate it a five because the man known by Louie Zamperini started out to be a professional track runner. Louie became the fastest man in the world at the age of nineteen. After breaking many track records, louie quickly made it to the 1936 Olympics. Everything quickly South for louie. Louie ends up going out to war and his plane crashes right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Now, Louie is stranded in the middle of the Ocean with only a lifeboat, and Louie is without food. As Louie's day is getting worse, Louie is surrounded by sharks. After being in the middle of the Ocean for multiple

Before he was a POW, he drifted 47 days across the Pacific ocean before he was a captive. The journey included sharks, bombing attacks, starvation, and trying to keep their minds sharp. In one instance, the Japanese dive bombed Louie, Phil and Mac. A difficult decision lay before Louie: either dive into the shark infested water, or be plugged up with bullet holes. Hillenbrand narrated this by saying: “Louie took a last glance at them, then dropped into the water and swam back under the rafts” (161). Jumping into Pacific ocean knowing sharks are swimming around is not an easy task. Louie’s eagle like bravery helped him survive multiple Japanese bomber attacks while fighting off hungry sharks. Louie and many other POW’s struggled to survive captivity. Japanese officers continuously abused them and made their lives hell. He showed extreme bravery at the POW camp, not only for himself but for other prisoners. When the prisoners were being starved more than usual, Louie stepped in. “Louie would hide half the rice, inch up to Phil on the parade ground, and slipped it into his hand” (214). Louie knew if he got caught he would have to deal with the consequences. Time and again, Louis risked his own safety to help his fellow

Louie Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917. Louie soon became the neighborhood trouble maker. He quickly began learning how to steal food and money along with manipulating panks for whosoever should walk into his trap. Reaching his high school years, Louie’s older brother, Pete, found a way to keep Louie out of trouble. Pete, seeing Louie running away from his scams, realized Louie’s talent for running. Louie was soon signed up for his high school track team. Louie excelled, and he soon began winning every race he entered. In 1934, Zamperini set the national high school record for a mile run, and was named the “Torrance Tornado.”

World War II was one of the most famous wars in world history, during the battle many people were captured and put into POW camps. Many of these camps around the world were very strict, and the Japanese were no exception. Many prisoners were either starved or beaten to death. Louie was no stranger to these beatings or starvation. While in the Japanese POW camp, Louie was beaten daily and was extremely underfed. Louie was an Olympic athlete, and then later enlisted into the Army where he became a bombardier in the war and was captured by the Japanese after his plane the Green Hornet crashed and he was left to survive on a raft for 47 days. There were many survival traits that allowed Louie to survive during such a horrendous time, such as perseverance,

Louie is one of those people to never give up. He was treated horribly, but still kept going and was almost beat and starved to death. “Louie decided to divvy up breakfast. He reached in the raft pocket. The chocolate was gone. He looked at Mac. Mac looked back at him with wide, guilty eyes.” For Louie to stay with the crowd, it was very tough for him, but he made it through. In his races, he just barely made it,

In the novel Push by Sapphire there is shown the character Precious who was sexually and mentally abused. She was affected in many ways that made her incapable from being like other children her age. Precious struggles until she met people who were going through situations similar to hers. They all shared that common connection which helped her with taking the necessary steps for survival and transforming to be a better person for herself and her children. There were different problems that she faced such as illiteracy, HIV, a noncaring abusive mother, a sexually abusive father all barriers in Precious life. But once Precious realizes that change is what she wants for herself. It is hard word and determination but also support that helps Precious