Analysis Of Lauren Hillenbrand's Unbroken

Everyone is different, feeling different under certain circumstances, and this can lead them to the downfall of themselves or others. In Lauren Hillenbrand's Unbroken, a plane had crashed, only leaving 3 out of 11 people alive, and everyone is different and depending on the situation, they all have different survival rates. Louie Zamperini, who is one of our two survivors, uses his strong problem-solving skills, his quick thinking, and devotion to staying alive, let him and his crewmate stay alive. He uses his past knowledge to help save his pilot Phil, by helping him cover his unpleasant gashes(Hillenbrand). If it had not been for his resilience and problem-solving skills, they would not have been able to withstand anything. Having a not
For example, they were all cramped raft for about 3 days with no water. Finally, it had finally started to rain, and the crew, parched, "...men threw back their heads, spilled their bodies back, spread their arms, and opened their mouths..."(Hillenbrand). They knew the water wouldn't last, so he looked around the raft, and had found a canvas case, and has ripped it and stitched it to have a sort of triangular look to it, and water poured into it easily, until a whitecap had pushed the raft, causing Louie to lose all his water. With the intention of staying alive, he tried a new technique, he would suck the water into his mouth, and spit it into the cans, and gave the men water to drink water about every 30 seconds. After that, they were feeling better, so they had torn open the second canvas to store more water. After the clouds had gone away, they found out that they made great hats. One solution actually gave out to two
To Phil and Louie, It seemed as if the future was close, and how they could go through anything together, and to Mac, It was something that would never come; that was a tragedy since it caused him to lose his hope, and lead to his death. Our protagonist in this story is Louie, and the character that Is like him is Phil. Phil is important to his survival, as he would keep him sane, that was a very big part that played in his survival. He would ask him questions that would relate to his personal life. For example, his mother's cooking, specific memories, and what he wants for the future; this makes him looking forward to the future, that he has a chance to stay alive. Unfortunately, not the whole crew was positive about the future. Mac would keep to himself, and not say anything about his future, he didn't expect to live, and because of his doubt, that leads him to his