Louis Zamperini's 'Unbroken'

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Andrew Hoover
Cody Whitaker
3-10-17
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Unbroken
Unbroken is a story about Louis Zamperini the olympic track and field long distance runner. In nineteen forty one Louis enlisted in the U.S army air force. In He and a two others got stranded at sea and captured by the Japanese during World War two. They were tortured and they thought they were going to die. Louis never gave up and he was unbroken.
Louis Zamperini was born in Olean, New York. When he moved to California he would get in trouble with the law. Louis had a dream of stealing food, trying to catch a train and running away. His older brother told Louis to change his life around and introduced him to track and field. When he was in highschool he beat and made new records. Louis was setting new times that the U.S olympic track team asked him to run for them. In nineteen thirty six he set a new world record for the fastest lap time during a five thousand meter race at fifty six seconds, but he finished in only eighth place.
In nineteen forty one Louis Zamperini enlisted into the U.S army air force to fight in the second world war. On a mission his plane crashes …show more content…
The war had a horrible effect on Louis. He developed a drinking problem and had trouble sleeping. Him and Cynthia had a daughter together. One day she found Louis Shaking the baby because he had a flashback of the time he spent in those Japanese camps. He had a dreams of killing that evil guard who had it out for him. Cynthia did not know how to help Zamperini, so she filed for divorce and wanted to leave Louis. Till she meets Billy Graham who tells her to bring Louis to one of his sermons. Louie was so moved by Billie's preaching that he stopped drinking and remembered back to on the raft when god helped him get through those dark and miserable times. He forgave everyone who had harmed him during the war, and would have liked to forgive that sadistic guard in

Louis Zamperini's Unbroken

Unbroken is an amazing true story about Louis Zamperini’s life. The events that occurred in his lifetime portray examples of stay hopeful and being strong in a tough situation. Louis was an Olympic runner during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He competed in the 5000m race and was the first American to finish the race in his heat. He later on enlisted in the army during World War 2 and became a bombardier. During an attack in the air, Louis and his crew were shot down and only 3 survived. They were stranded…

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Masculinity In Unbroken

as Seabiscuit, exemplifies the true value of inner strength in her novel Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Told through the eyes of olympic sprinter turned prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini,…

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Louis Zamperini Unbroken Theme

far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.” (Zamperini). This quote by Zamperini is a very good sentence that sums up his life. Unbroken is about Louis Zamperini who was an American soldier during World War II. There are many different meanings or themes that one could pull from this book. Unbroken isn’t only a book about a heroic man who endured a lot of pain and show great amounts of strength and resilience, it is also a book about how God uses hardships to…

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Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

Japanese-Americans feel invisible and dehumanized. The book Unbroken: by Laura Hillenbrand captures the views of the captives in the Japanese POW camps from Louis Zamperini’s point of view. Louis Zamperini was a problem child growing up until his brother Pete introduced Louis to track. After years in high school and college Louis found himself on the American Olympic track team in Berlin for the 1936 Olympic Games. Once World War II started Louis signed up for the AAF and became a bombardier. After his…

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Unbroken Book Report

Unbroken tells the life story of Louis Silvie Zamperini, known as “Louie,” a man who gains national attention for competing as a runner in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Louie is later reported to be dead after a military plane crash in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and surprises the world by returning home alive after the war. Louie is a man with incredible endurance who miraculously survived many trials, including a long sea journey on a raft and then years of cruel treatment as a Japanese…

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Unbroken Quotes

unless it is surrendered” (“Michael J. Fox Quotes.”). Louie never surrendered his dignity. He fought for it. The novel Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, tells the story of Louis Zamperini’s life before, during, and after the war. She tells the readers of how he and many other prisoners of war have faced hardships countless of times. Hillenbrand shows that while suffering as a POW, Louis Zamperini manages to fight for his dignity. Louie faces situations in which he is forced to suffer through, meant…

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Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

Not many people can answer this question with words that could perfectly describe their lives. This is not the case for Louie Zamperini. Then again, Louie Zamperini also fits into the category of “not many people.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s story, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, she allows many people inside the life of this track star, turned war hero. These three words, survival, resilience, and redemption, allow many people into the life of Louie and his crewmates…

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Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand: Character Analysis

setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” This quote by Henry Ford explains his determination to never give up, encouraged to become one of the biggest car manufacturers in America. Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, tells the story of Louie Zamperini, Russell Allen Phillips and many others during the Second World War. Like Ford, Louie was determined-determined to live. Through all the hardships he endured, the crash of his plane The Green Hornet, the 47…

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Analysis Of Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

survival, you don't think much; you just do. If you think too much, you sink.” In Laura Hillenbrand's unforgettable, biography Unbroken, the ever resourceful Louis Zamperini was thrown into a haunting series of events after his B-24 bomber went down in the middle of the Pacific. Surprisingly, Louie survived the crash and other atrocities of World War II. Remarkably, Louis resourcefulness kept him and others alive during the long years following the crash. “Fourteen-year-old Louie was in a locksmith…

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Unbroken

allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In Laura Hillenbrand's’ biography Unbroken, the brave Louis Zamperini related to Devers’ words when he survived his deadly plane crash into the vast Pacific Ocean where he survived for 47 days on a small yellow raft. Remarkably, Louie's bravery kept him alive throughout his long journey. As a delinquent…

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