Unbroken Quotes

Well-known nonfiction author Laura Hillenbrand, in her best-selling biography, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, describes the chilling reality faced by those living in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. As the title suggests, this is not the typical World War II tale of hardship that ends in liberation; rather, it follows the main character, Louis “Louie” Zamperini, through his childhood, Olympic performances, and military career leading up to his captivity, as well as his later marriage and many years of healing. Hillenbrand's purpose is to impress upon her readers the scale of this tragedy as well as remind them of the horror that so many nameless soldiers endured. She adopts an emotional yet straightforward tone in order to get readers to sympathize with the characters and truly understand what they went through. To do so, she manages to make the unique story of one man represent the thousands of others going through the same tragedy.

Louie’s athletic career definitely prepared him for what he would encounter in the war. Through his extensive training and unprecedented success, Louis gained a wide variety of traits and abilities that can be predicted to be essential for him as he faces the challenges of war. One obvious and major way that his athletic career prepared him for the war was by increasing his physical ability. In the novel, Louie is a long-distance runner in the 1936 Olympics, in which he placed eighth (Hillenbrand 35). Through his all encompassing physical training, Louie became extremely competent in physical endurance and strength. As it can easily be assumed, having good endurance can prove to be life-saving in war, especially in Louie was ever in a situation

First of all, the theme of survival was demonstrated throughout the book. Starting off with Zamperini surviving from the eugenics by transforming himself into an Olympian athlete in Part I, to the plane crash in Part II, next the 47 days of drifting in the Pacific Ocean in Part III, then the Japanese POW camps in Part IV, and finally overcoming his mental illness in Part V were all examples of the theme survival being demonstrated. In addition, the theme of resilience was part of the protagonist Zamperini’s personality. At the Japanese POW camp, Naoetsu, the Bird, a sadistic Japanese POW guard, tortured him and stripped away his dignity. The Bird has let Zamperini perform tasks such as holding up a six foot beam after discovering Zamperini was desperate for medical care. Being told to hold the beam or else being whacked by the guard’s gun, Zamperini held it for 37 minutes. Considering his physical condition during that time period, it was incredible how Zamperini’s mental state helped him through the difficulties of the Japanese POW camp. Lastly, Hillenbrand integrated the theme of redemption mostly in Part V. The following quote from that section explains it all. “It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over” (p.386). After the war, Zamperini had nightmares of the Bird, sank into

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.

When Louie first enlisted in the war, he was terrified of heights, but wanted to fly a plane. He had to overcome his fear to accomplish being able to fly. When Louie and his crew were flying their bomber named Superman, it was hit by enemy fire. Many of the crew members inside were injured, Louie did everything to try help them survive. Shortly after the attack, Louie’s plane crashed into the ocean. Three of the crewmen who were on the plane, including Louie, were the only ones who survived. 46 days passed, the men fought vigorously for their lives, with no food or water. With the willpower of trying to survive, they also had to survive the sharks and the Japanese bombers. When Louie finally reached land, he was nowhere near alive or healthy. After finding land, Louie was held as a POW never knowing if he was going to live to see the next day. “It was a secret interrogation center called Otuna, where “high value” captured men were housed in solitary confinement, starved, tormented, and tortured” (Hillebrand 198). He was dehumanized and constantly made fun of. Louie had to use his survival skills to continue on to be able to survive being a POW. “Confident that he was so clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, Louie was almost incapable of discouragement. When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him” (Hillenbrand 7). Despite the challenges

In the novel Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand, the character Louie displays many important character traits. The most important trait displayed in this character is positivity. The author shows the reader these traits in several ways. First, the author shows us by what the character says. Louis said ‘ “ If I have any strength left from the heat, I'll beat Bright and give Lash the scare of his life.’ (25). Second, the author shows us by what the character does. Louie reassured Mac that the squadron would come for them, that they were likely to be found that night, at the latest the next day. Another way the author shows the reader is by revealing what another character says about my character. For instance, Phil said ‘ “ If there was one

The American talk show host Dennis Prager said, “Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” In the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini’s generosity helped desperate, dying men survive POW camps in Japan during World War II. While Louis faced the same dehumanization as other prisoners, his will and need to give to others saved not only his life, but the lives of those around him.

In war people are challenged both mentally and physically. When war occurs, it is quite frustrating for both civilians and soldiers. The soldiers are faced with a few more things than the people who are not fighting. Some people don’t even know there is a war happening. Louie was not so lucky. He was both a WWII soldier and prisoner of war. Prisoners of war are usually tortured by the people running the camp and sheltered from the rest of the world entirely. In the novel, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini was faced with many challenges which made him the intelligent and resilient person he was.

The book, Tuck Everlasting and the song, “The Circle of Life,” both share many of the same ideas. One of these ideas is about belonging somewhere. On page fifty-four of Tuck Everlasting, the text says “It sounded rather sad to Winnie, never belonging anywhere … ‘always moving around and never having any friends or anything.’ ” also, on page forty-eight, the author writes “Down the embankment they swayed and there it was, a plain homely little house.” The first quote shows why you wouldn’t want to live forever because you would not belong anywhere. And the second quote supports that because the Tucks were forced to live by themselves, alone, in that one house. Also, in “The Circle of Life,” the last stanza has the words “till we find our place.”

This is the quote I have chosen, because it just sounds cool. Just kidding I heard this quote in the movie Unbroken. It was a good movie and was based off a true story about Louis Zamperini’s life and the things he had to go through like, World War Two. I think this quote best is used in the story when he was in the war. He was in a prison camp and ,Mutsuhito Watanabe was the corporal.

Louie and his crew are assigned a mission with an unfamiliar plane called Green Hornet. During their flight towards Palmyra, Green Hornet’s no. 1 engine failed and the plane crashed into the Pacific. As Louie, Mac, and Phil were stranded with little to no supplies, Louie expressed his inconspicuous behavior by agreeing to take charge and step up in tough situations while being tranquil. For example, Hillenbrand wrote, “The current was too strong for him to get his legs beneath him, but he was able to swing them to the side, away from the shark’s mouth. The shark kept coming, directly at Louie’s head.” (162). In this state, Louie stayed relaxed as much as he could’ve been while he thought of the smarter things to do rather than work harder. As calm as the morning-ocean waves, Louie patched the raft’s bullet holes while the sharks swimming around him threatened his life.While Louie’s physical condition worsened, his mental condition sharpened. Therefore, proving that Louie remaining serene in tough situations, helped his mental thinking and let him think more reasonably. Another instance in which Louie remained serene is when,” he jammed one end of the reed through the knothole hard enough to pierce the grain sack, then put the other end into his pajama fly. The grain-rice-poured through the reed and into his pants” (290). Without being caught, Louie manages to steal rice inconspicuously from the benjo. Thus proving that, in Louie’s younger years when he is involved in delinquent activities, that with the practice in his younger years, helps him survive as a

Louie has flashbacks and visions of the bird every time he sleeps and is suffering. Louie starts drinking to cope with all of the events and trauma that he has gone through.

Florentino described his physical agony of vomiting after eating flowers and drinking cologne resulting in diarrhea and green vomit. Florentino felt the urgent need to do this because he wants to remember Fermina’s scent. This proves as both physical and emotional suffering which literally resulted in plague ‘like’ symptoms. The flowers could represent symbolism. Florentino is willing to die by eating flower and drinking cologne just to remember Fermina.

Many systems and Higher Sentients (who called themselves gods) have tried and failed to get rid of these memories. It is for this condition that a certain Greater Sentient took noticed and watched for many cycles of reincarnation.

The movie Unbroken is the incredible true story of Olympian, Louis Zamperini from Torrance California. Zamperini and the rest of his crewmen were on a bombing mission in 1943 against the island of Nauru that was held by the Japanese. After dropping the bombs, their plane experience damage due to Japanese warplanes firing back at the planes involved in the bombing mission. The movie flashes back to when Louie was a young boy. His family’s ethnicity was Italian-American, and because of this Louie was picked on. Louie’s troubled youth got him punished by his parents. Louie’s brother, Peter, saw how fast Louie could run, so he trained him to become a runner. Running became a huge part of Louie’s life since he decided to take it more seriously. He was given the nickname, The Torrance Tornado, for his incredible running abilities. Louie’s mile time made him the fastest runner in high school history, which would qualify him for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The movie fast forwards to the war again, and we see the pilot of the plane landing it back at the base. Louie, his old crew, and some new members are put on a search and rescue mission across the Pacific Ocean. During the flight, the two left engines fail causing the plane to crash into the ocean. The movie flashes back again, but this time to the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Zamperini finished the race, setting the record for the fastest final lap. Fast forwarding again to the plane crash, only 3