Survival In Laura Hillenbrand's 'Unbroken'

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Survival continues to live longer and prevent death. Some people died although they had a chance to survive, some used their chance or stayed calm and had a clear state of mind to survive, and some died because they panicked and did not know what to do in crisis situations. Mental strength is the state of mind for dealing with difficulties and challenges, physical strength is physically doing something to survive. The most important factors for improving people’s chances of survival are mental and physical strength.

Mental intelligence and physical endurance are important for survival. This is shown in an example in history, where three men were lost in the ocean, in the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, “He had to devise something that could etch up the patch area so …show more content…
He pondered the problem, then picked up the brass mirror that he had used to hail the bomber.” (Hillenbrand 26). This is significant, because Louie, one of the three men, used his brain to figure out how to etch up the patch area. This impacts the three men’s survival chances because if the patch area was not etched up, the raft would not work anymore and might break, then they would just fall into the water and die. “In the darkness, patching was impossible, but the pumping couldn’t be stopped. They pumped all night long, so drained that they lost the feeling in their arms.” (Hillenbrand 30). This is important, because the three men kept pumping the raft all night long, although it was impossible to patch in the dark and they were drained and even lost the feeling in their arms. They were exhausted, but they did not give up because the pumping could not be stopped to keep the raft working. This impacts their survival chances because if the raft did not have enough air, it would deflate, and the three men would

Summary Of Laura Hillenbrand's 'Unbroken'

In the excerpt from Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction novel Unbroken, the main character Louie, has strong problem-solving skills which in my opinion was most essential in enabling Louie to survive. Louie helps his men to survive and believe in themselves to be survivors. Louie is a very brave man to stay calm during times of trouble, but his ability to problem-solve is incredible. In the beginning of the excerpt, Louie attempts to save Phil from his injury. According to the passage, “Louie dipped…

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Unbroken Theme

realizations and regrets. These milestones all appear in Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken. A story of suffering, redemption, and survival, the main character, Louie Zamperini, is swept out of the prime of his Olympic running career and plopped into the middle of World War II. There he finds himself a bombardier, stranded at sea, and eventually a POW to the Japanese. Although everything around him falls apart, Louie remains steadfastly unbroken. Louie’s remarkable resilience enables the willpower within…

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Perseverance In Unbroken

it was not unlikely for enemy nations to be holding prisoners of war in their territory, forcing them to do grueling work with the possibility of being tortured for information. Such circumstances is displayed in Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction work, Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, & Redemption. Throughout the book, the audience learns about Louie Zamperini, an Olympic runner that is forced into World War II, and his journey through many hardships after his plane crashes into enemy…

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Masculinity In Unbroken

may only amount to one’s inner strength or “...sense of self-worth, the innermost armament of the soul, lies at the heart of humanness…”(135) as Laura Hillenbrand describes it. Hillenbrand, a best-selling author well known for her nonfiction works such as Seabiscuit, exemplifies the true value of inner strength in her novel Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Told through the eyes of olympic sprinter turned prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini,…

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Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

perfectly describe their lives. This is not the case for Louie Zamperini. Then again, Louie Zamperini also fits into the category of “not many people.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s story, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, she allows many people inside the life of this track star, turned war hero. These three words, survival, resilience, and redemption, allow many people into the life of Louie and his crewmates. Through surviving wild obstacles, showing resilience in the…

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Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand: Character Analysis

must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” This quote by Henry Ford explains his determination to never give up, encouraged to become one of the biggest car manufacturers in America. Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, tells the story of Louie Zamperini, Russell Allen Phillips and many others during the Second World War. Like Ford, Louie was determined-determined to live. Through all the hardships he endured, the crash of his plane The Green…

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Analysis Of Louis Hillenbrand's 'Unbroken'

multiple records and go to the Olympics. In November 1941 he joined the Army Air Corps, he went on a search mission and crashed into the ocean he then was castaway for 47 days to then be captured and put in a POW camp by the Japanese. In laura Hillenbrand’s “Unbroken” we see the terrible things Louis was exposed to hard labor, little food, beatings, and emotional torture. Louis was treated as if he were invisible, but Louis resisted invisibility and two of the traits he had that aided in his goal of…

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Analysis Of Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

As the Australian-Israeli businessman Frank Lowy once said, “The human being is very resourceful. When you fight for survival, you don't think much; you just do. If you think too much, you sink.” In Laura Hillenbrand's unforgettable, biography Unbroken, the ever resourceful Louis Zamperini was thrown into a haunting series of events after his B-24 bomber went down in the middle of the Pacific. Surprisingly, Louie survived the crash and other atrocities of World War II. Remarkably, Louis resourcefulness…

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