In Louie’s younger days he was a prankster and a thief. For example, in Torrance, Louis decided to wake the whole town: ‘’Late …show more content…
He immediately wanted to try to help boys that were like him when he was younger to become better people. For example, ‘’So opened the great project of Louie’s life, the nonprofit Victory Boys Camp’’(389). The next couple of years Louie never stopped being young hearted. Once he even gave his neighbors an accidental scare: ‘’When he was ninety, his neighbors looked up to see him balancing high in a tree in his yard, chain saw in hand’’(392). Another accident caused him to have a minor hip fracture and a shattered thumb: ‘’In late 2008, when he was about to turn ninety-two, he was moving a slab of concrete on a dolly down a flight of stairs when the dolly wheels broke, sending Louie and the concrete crashing down the steps.’’(392). With the bravery of a lion, and the courage of a spartan, Louie never stopped trying to help not only himself but others. After reading the biography of Louie’s life by Laura Hillenbrand, it’s obvious Louie’s courage carried him through many obstacles. His courage to conquer insurmountable challenges proved to audiences that a regular man can become the hero of his own story. Throughout the book, Louie was never broken; he would remain