Resilience In Unbroken

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Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken, wrote a truly unforgettable novel. Now a major motion picture, this novel contained the true story of a man named Louie Zamperini going through the unimaginable. Zamperini owned an immense amount of courage and resilience to overcome his worst enemy: Mutushiro Watanabe, also known as, “The Bird.” Based out of Torrance, California, and an array of Japanese islands, this book remains a true testimony to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Louie Zamperini owned the spotlight in Unbroken. During his early life, Louie got into loads of trouble. “From the moment he could walk, Louie couldn’t bear to be corralled” (Hillenbrand 5). No one possessed the ability to contain him. He spent his days running …show more content…

The Bird affected everything that Louie did and haunted him everywhere he went. The bird became the physical form of all the adversities that had traumatized Louie. By transforming all of his dark thoughts into physical form, it gave him something to fight against. This is where the idea originated that if Louie murdered the Bird, he could save himself (Liu Int). Louie Zamperini constantly faced trials in his life. Before the war, he conducted himself in a defiant way and disobeyed all authority in his life. His brother Pete helped him get back on track and Louie went on to become an Olympic athlete. Through mental and physical resilience, he fulfilled one of his dreams (Liu Int). Before the Bird confronted him, he endured every trial the ocean threw at him. Louie’s strong will to keep fighting kept him alive on the water. Later, the Japanese seized him and forced him to live in harsh conditions where they stripped each man of their dignity. As his life got worse, he never gave up hope and his will to survive became even stronger (Liu Int). His resilience carried him through the war, but affected him negatively afterwards. His

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