Max Yon Dr. Lemp English 411- Final Essay 11/24/2014 Unbroken: Wars Reflection In the novel Unbroken‚ written by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louis Silvie “Louie” Zamperini is depicted as a courageous and resilient American World War II prisoner of war survivor. Human warfare can bring out the worst in people through sacrifice and suffering. To be a prisoner of war‚ a soldier endures the most unimaginable brutality that war brings. During World War II‚ Second Lieutenant Louie Zamperini experienced horrific
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Laura Hillenbrand’s monumental Unbroken is a true story of a promising young Olympic runner from Torrance‚ California. This promise was soon broken because of the upcoming Second World War‚ a time period of ferocity and sadism. During this war‚ many were captivated‚ many died‚ only a few came out in a single piece known as war heroes. The war wasn’t the end for these heroes‚ many caught on with the phrase‚ post-war life. Post-war life had many survivors on another set of problematic and unforgettable
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Inspirational Novel Through the story Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand meticulously depicts the inspirational life of Louie Zamperini. She does this using her unique‚ yet effective writing style. In addition‚ the novel allows readers to learn about the many horrors of war. Also‚ the reader investigates World War II from a different perspective by looking at the fight against the Japanese rather than the Nazi Germans. For these reasons‚ one can conclude that Hillenbrand ’s Unbroken is an incredible‚ masterfully
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The novel‚ Unbroken is about overcoming struggles and doing the seemingly impossible throughout the horrific journey of Louie Zamperini. Louie‚ was an Olympic runner before he started working for the military where before he would know it‚ his life would change. Louie and his crew member’s plane had crashed in the ocean and drifted more than 40 days in a small raft. Louie and Phil had been captured by the Japanese and were later separated and sent to different POW camps that were overly abusive
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The American writer Dennis Prager once said‚ "Goodness is about character - integrity‚ honesty‚ kindness‚ generosity‚ moral courage‚ and the like. More than anything else‚ it is about how we treat other people." In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken‚ the considerate Louis Zamperini personified Prager’s words when he‚ no matter the predicament‚ placed the others before his own. Needless to say‚ it was Louis who motivated other American soldiers to persevere during World War II as he never
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there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.”(Rick Warren). Unbroken‚ by Laura Hillenbrand‚ is about an Olympic runner named Louis Zamperini who faces danger as a POW. The main antagonist is his troubles with the Bird‚ as known as Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Overtime‚ Louie uses his past as a way to survive his future. IN every moment of despair that Louie should have as a POW‚ Laura Hillenbrand shows how he holds on to hope and struggles to survive. From boyhood to adulthood‚ Louie
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unbroken Chapters 1 + 2 The book so far is based around the story of an Italian boy named Louie Zampernini and his family. Louie’s father and mother moved from Italy and brought themselves up in a half-acre field with a one-room shack. “If it was edible‚ Louie stole it.” This is an idea brought up constantly in these chapters about Louie’s daring and witty attempts and successes at stealing‚ fighting‚ and causing most other kinds of mischief. The book also says that “Confident that he was clever
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Unbroken Essay Unbroken is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is about Louie Zamperini‚ an Italian American that lives in Torrance‚ California‚ soon to be an Olympic miler and bombardier of the air force. He was born in January 26‚ 1917‚ at 5 years old‚ Louie would smoke cigarettes while walking to kindergarten‚ and at 8 years old he would start drinking. He had a very troublesome childhood; he would steal around his neighborhood and would eat anything that was edible
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Anthony Scaramucci Mr. Baird English 1 9/11/14 UNBROKEN ESSAY _Unbroken_ by Laura Hillenbrand is by far the most interesting book that I have read in my young life. I was enthralled by the story and it forced me to think about my own life. The clear message of the book is to never give up and don’t let anger or bitterness get in the way of a great life. For without the raw evil of Watanabe Louis’ post war life couldn’t be so powerful and redeeming. There are so many great plot lines in this book:
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The Novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is about the story of Louie Zamperini‚ who was an Olympic athlete who came from a past of violence and stealing‚ he becomes enlisted in the air force and disappears. When louie disappears he is captured by Japanese and becomes a prisoner of War‚ For years he is beaten and hurt. When saved he overcomes all horrors of the past few years. Louie Zamperini shows resilience throughout the novel Unbroken‚ through going from a troublesome kid to being and Olympic athlete
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