Heroic Action: Louie Zamperini By Martin Jacobs

Heroic action involves being engaged in an activity voluntarily, taking risks, and conducting in service to one or more people. However, in the article, ¨Lucky Louie Zamperini” by Martin Jacobs, most of the activity by Louie did not display him as a hero based on the mentioned definition of heroic action. The basis behind this is due to the instances of escaping death, rather than saving one’s life. Nevertheless, the article does signify heroism towards Louie after informing the reader about Zamperini’s involvement in inspiring people. An example of this is in quote, “Today, Zamperini travels the world as an inspirational speaker.” By Louie doing this deed for people, he is being involved in serving a community; therefore, Louie is a hero.
In the end, Louie Zamperini is a hero because of how he inspires people to fight for what they want.