Survival In Unbroken

Survival at the Finest I enjoyed reading Unbroken which is a book that showed the struggles of a grueling air warfare between United States and Japan. Throughout the book, Laura Hillenbrand, author of Unbroken gripped the reader’s attention through the details of gut-wrenching conflicts. By showing the art of survival through the character, Louis Zamperini, Hillenbrand demonstrates the theme of resilience through persistency, intelligent choice making, and willingness to live. A huge part of the story showed how a person could overcome all the odds to become successful is feats such as sports and other activities. Most sports champions show great endurance to win many competitions. Similarly, Hillenbrand indicated that Louis, a competitive runner, trained until “he (had) rubbed the skin right off one of his toes, (leaving) his sock bloody” (Hillenbrand 23). As a result of all the hard work, Louis overcome struggles such as a bleeding shin, broken ribs, and a damaged toe to set time records for many races. In my experiences, I see many people take sports and other extra-curricular activities as a burden without embracing the challenges. In contrast, Louis illustrates the rare athlete and human being who seeks solutions to

Specifically, Hillenbrand exposes some clutch decisions made by Louis during the plane ride at the war of Nauru. As the Zeros shot down the breaks of the airplane, Louis strapped himself and the injured crewmen with a parachute cord to reduce the impacts of the harsh landing. That event sent a message to me that some actions made at key moments could save the person and the people around him or her. Furthermore, Hillenbrand conveys to the readers that even an average human being could make a drastic change to disastrous events. Consequently, the willingness to make a gusty choice exposes the person’s toughness and desire to survive through any