Unbroken Book Review Essay
Strong and Hopeful
Believe it or not, 2,403 Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Louie Zamperini was lucky to not be one of those people. Floating on a raft in the sea for forty-seven days; Captured and tortured in POW camps; Louie Zamperini endured all these examples of trauma beyond belief and lived to tell the story. The book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand best describes Louie Zamperini’s life, and the nightmare he went through shows how he stayed Hopeful and mentally strong.
Louie Zamperini was known for being a man of different traits, a trait that stands out most, is how he stayed hopeful. When Louie was getting ready to take off for the rescue mission, everyone was nervous to take flight in the Green Hornet, however Louie’s …show more content…
Louie and his friends had been floating on the raft for so long that they were becoming dried out and dehydrated. “The men’s scalded skin cracked and their lips ballooned, bulging against their nostrils and chins. Their feet were cratered with quarter-sized salt sores” (112). Their bodies had become nothing but dead skin and sores, there seemed no chances of getting out alive but Louie held onto life, and didn’t give into death. Louie learned he had been taken to Kwajalein (“Execution island”), and was talking to Pete through the walls. “They knew it was likely the last time they’d talk, but if they wished to say goodbye, neither had the chance” (135). Louie was certain he’d die in the camps, so in order to hold onto whatever was left of his life, he said his goodbyes to his best friend. Back when Louie was running in the Olympic trials, he had been slacking behind, and wanting to give up, but with all his willpower, he sped up on the last curve. “Then he saw the last curve ahead. He opened up as fast as he could go” (26). With Louie giving it his all, he had sped up and tied with Don Lash, making it onto the Olympics. Louie’s perseverance had led him to do greater things.
Louie Zamperini was a strong and hopeful man, even through the hard times, he stayed true to himself. Through his life, Louie never stopped looking on the bright side of situations, and he never caved into insanity.
Believe it or not, 2,403 Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Louie Zamperini was lucky to not be one of those people. Floating on a raft in the sea for forty-seven days; Captured and tortured in POW camps; Louie Zamperini endured all these examples of trauma beyond belief and lived to tell the story. The book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand best describes Louie Zamperini’s life, and the nightmare he went through shows how he stayed Hopeful and mentally strong.
Louie Zamperini was known for being a man of different traits, a trait that stands out most, is how he stayed hopeful. When Louie was getting ready to take off for the rescue mission, everyone was nervous to take flight in the Green Hornet, however Louie’s …show more content…
Louie and his friends had been floating on the raft for so long that they were becoming dried out and dehydrated. “The men’s scalded skin cracked and their lips ballooned, bulging against their nostrils and chins. Their feet were cratered with quarter-sized salt sores” (112). Their bodies had become nothing but dead skin and sores, there seemed no chances of getting out alive but Louie held onto life, and didn’t give into death. Louie learned he had been taken to Kwajalein (“Execution island”), and was talking to Pete through the walls. “They knew it was likely the last time they’d talk, but if they wished to say goodbye, neither had the chance” (135). Louie was certain he’d die in the camps, so in order to hold onto whatever was left of his life, he said his goodbyes to his best friend. Back when Louie was running in the Olympic trials, he had been slacking behind, and wanting to give up, but with all his willpower, he sped up on the last curve. “Then he saw the last curve ahead. He opened up as fast as he could go” (26). With Louie giving it his all, he had sped up and tied with Don Lash, making it onto the Olympics. Louie’s perseverance had led him to do greater things.
Louie Zamperini was a strong and hopeful man, even through the hard times, he stayed true to himself. Through his life, Louie never stopped looking on the bright side of situations, and he never caved into insanity.