Unbroken Book Report

Since the soldiers only got about 600 calories a day it was not sufficient enough in vitamins and minerals to have a healthy immune system (Wells, 2013). How could the soldiers survive through such harsh conditions? Everyone had a different reason for this. Some soldiers had family which strengthened their will to live, some stole and scrounged from guards and even from each other; most helped their mates and relied on them when things got tough. Without the help of mates during such a tough time, a lot of people would not have survived the ordeal because they heavily relied on each other.

“The Bird was no longer his monster, he was only a man” (Page 379). This stated quote explains how Louie went from plotting to kill the Bird, to forgiving him which was due to the speech that Bill Graham had spoken. Louie remembered a prayer he made on the raft quoting, “If you will save me, I will serve you forever” (Page 375). This memory caused Louie to find God and realize that he is “unbroken” from surviving the plane crash, to living on the raft, and finally through the torture gave by the Bird at the POW camps. Not only did Louie forgive the Bird for his actions against him, but he had forgiven Sasaki and the other guards at the POW camps as

Before going to high school, Louie has done all the things that a bad-behavior kid could do: smoking, drinking, robbing, fighting etc. All the efforts of trying to tame him felt until one day, Louie’s older brother, Pete, discovers Louie’s running skill. As Louie considers Pete his idol, he takes Pete’s advice and joins the school running team. This decision later on leads Louie to the running track of 1936 Olympics in Germany. Coming back home from the Olympics and feeling encouraged, Louie trains and aims for higher achievements at 1940 Olympics in Japan. However, his running career has to wait when the Second World War breaks out. Louie enlists to the Army and becomes a bombardier on the plane. During this time, Louie and his pilot, “Phil” Russell Allen Phillips, become best friends. They name their plane “Supper Man” and together with their comrades, they have accomplished many bombing missions. One day, Phil’s excellent pilot skills help him manage to land the Supper Man, regardless of the damaging that more than five hundred bullet holes have caused. Since the Supper Man is out of order, they assign Louie’s crew another bomber called Green Hornet. On a

After several years of being caught, one would think that Louie would learn his lesson and quit stealing: instead he embraced his clever nature. After seeing another one of the local troublemakers institutionalized for being “feebleminded”, Louie decided to change the way his actions influenced his reputation. Continuing in his devious ways, Louie continued to steal but with a new motivation. “‘He was ‘big hearted’’ said Pete. ‘Louie would give away anything, whether it was his or not’” (12). Delivering baked goods to those he used to steal from became a new regular in Louie’s life. Early in high school, Louie got an idea after overhearing a locksmith talking. He found a key that fit the lack at the back of the school’s gymnasium, and allowed free entry into basketball games. When people started to catch onto his plan, Louie’s principal banned him

World War 2 had officially begun. When Louie finds out about this trecherous war he immediately enlists into the Army Air Corps and takes on the job of being a bombardier in the Pacific Ocean. The plane that Louie and his crew mates, including pilot Phil Phillips, which was called the “Superman” got shot in a heavy air battle. Lucky, the boys survived and landed back to base even with no brakes, touching ground at over 150 miles per hour. The boys were sent back to work on a old plane riddled with gunshots called “The Green Hornet” The boys get sent on a rescue

Unbroken is a book by. Laura Hillenbrand, it is based on a true story. The main character’s name was Louie and he was an amazing runner and went into the olympics. He ended up fighting in wars and lived a rough life for awhile with lots of screw ups and wrong things. I enjoyed reading the book “Unbroken”, although, I did think the start of the book could have been stronger, it was hard to get started on the book because it started off pretty blaw.

Many people might say rebellious children should be stopped, but in hindsight of all that the little bit of rebelling can make a large difference. Determination in sights of distress might be the only way to cope with the hardships. In the novel, Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, uses Louie´s life experiences to show his two most important traits: rebellion, and determination.

This nonfiction novel, “Unbroken”, was written by Laura Hillenbrand. This is based off a true story. It takes place in many different locations throughout the world such as California, Germany, Hawaii, the Pacific Ocean, and Japan. The story presents the life story of Louie Zamperini as a young Olympian to post war solider. The author reflects many major themes and ideas throughout the book.

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

He was the fastest high school miler in the nation. His record of 4:21.3 would stand for nineteen years. Soon after the race he decided to compete in the Olympic trials for the 1500 meter because there was no mile race. He was unsure of his decision but decided to see it through because it was his dream. He trained harder than ever, but with the trials just around the corner he realized he would never win against his older rivals. He was heartbroken but soon learned that there was a 5,000 meter race and he decided to give it a try. He competed in the 5,000 meter trial and clipped out the fastest 5,000 run in America in 1936. He advanced in the trials and competed in the last race which qualified him for the Olympics. Hillenbrand says that “Louie Zamperini was on his way to Germany to compete in the Olympics in an event that he had only contested four times”. Once in Germany Louie competed and came in eighth place but he recorded the fastest last lap ever, he ran it in 56

During book fair, Susan, Greg’s Mom, gives him money to buy books but Greg buys things such as toy pens that can write under water. Susan gets mad and makes Greg exchange them for books. Susan ends up being unpleased again to find out the books were not “challenging” as she stated. Susan believes that kids (Greg, Rodrick, and Manny) should get away from electronics and technology to embrace their creativeness. Wanting Greg to be accompanied by better “role models”, Susan arranges a get together with a local kid named Maddox. Situations began to really descend when Greg was alleged for stealing when Lego stuck on to his elbow.

His parents were immigrants from Italy. When Louie began walking, the two knew that he was going to be a handful. He escaped from chairs, wander off, and once when he was two, he climbed out of his bedroom window and took off down the road. Soon after this incident, the family moved to California, and Louie only got worse. Louie did things like chase after trains, drink wine by the time he was 8, smoke cigarettes, steal food, and led the cops on many wild chases after him. In his older years he began to fight, and lose his temper often. Near the beginning of high school, “Parents forbade their kids from going near him.” (Hillenbrand, 10) With the help of his brother Pete, Louie began to turn his life around. He joined the track team and discovered that he had like no one else. He began behaving better, and eventually became a track star. His resilience eventually landed him in the Olympics. Zamperini’s success far outweighed his struggle to get there. Sure his journey getting there was important, but Zamperini had turned himself into a world renowned runner, and most importantly a respectable man. In this scenario his destination far outweighed his

In a home much like your home, a man sits at his kitchen table; his hands shake and sweat lines his brow. The man lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and he has just received information regarding the amount of fallout protection his home would provide his family in the event of a nuclear attack. The Bureau of the Census provided the information as part of the Home Shelter Survey. The report was not what the man wanted to hear. The protection factor of the man’s basement was nowhere near the recommended minimum of forty. The man thought of how scared his wife was; he just wanted her to feel safe. The man wished he could be more like his young son. The man recalled the day his son told him about his first duck and cover drill. The

We both sat in silence in that small diner. There was nothing to be said as the call that morning had confirmed our fears. Both me and Anderson were pilots, well technically he was a navigator even though he was much more skilled than I was. Us and two other pilots were hired to fly deeper into the Russian dead zone than anyone had gone before.

To begin with Louie had a hard upbringing. He was one of four kids born to Italian immigrants Anthony and Louise Zamperini. He was often bullied because of his parent’s nationality and the way he and his family spoke. “He was always in some kind of trouble,” claimed his mother. The police caught him once, at age twelve, drinking bourbon out a milk bottle painted white. One day when his mother had had enough of his antics she instructed his older brother to take Louie outside and make him run until he learned his lesson. This became a daily occurrence Louie would get in trouble and he would have to run longer every time. Then eventually came a time when he was running so much he had no time to get in trouble and was too exhausted to start fights. This went on for about a year before