unbroken

In her biography Unbroken, about Louie Zamperini, Laura Hillebrand clarifies that things that occur in your life cause you to change as a person. You are affected a lot by the changes endured throughout your life. Louie is a great example of that. Louie’s experiences in life molded him into the great man he is today. He has had it easy, and he has had it rough. He began in his younger years a stubborn boy with a short temper. “It began over a chore that Louie’s father asked him to do. Louie resisted…and stormed towards the front door” (04). When Louie discovers his passion for running he changes into a boy that is determined to let nothing stand in his way. From being in the army, Louie grew a kind and generous heart. When someone was wounded or needed help, Louie was right there by their side. After the plane crash of Green Hornet, Louie changed into a religious man. He was stuck on a raft in the middle of the ocean for many days and needed something to help him make it through, so he turned to God. “They bowed their heads together as Louie prayed” (152). Being captured by the Japanese changed Louie. He became weak, went through starvation, and was beaten every day. Louie changed into a desperate man willing to do anything to survive. “Such was his desperation that he went to the Bird and begged for work” (286). Before the war Louie would never have begged for anything. After the wars end, Louie became traumatized. He no longer turned to God. He changed into an aggressive alcoholic who drank every day to try and forget the memories of the war and the bird. Not ever his wife or daughter could change Louie’s ways. The day Louie reconnected with God changed him as a person completely. He no longer had the desire to drink and smoke. Louie changed from an aggressive man to a kind hearted man. If Louie had never gone to see Billy Graham preach, he would have never changed into the great man he is today.