Unbroken Research Paper

Your first and last name Ms. Krick English 8 29 April 2024 The skills needed to survive Most agree that it is essential to be emotionally and intellectually capable to have the best chance of survival in a dangerous situation, but that physical abilities are the least of your worries Being emotionally stable is extremely important when it comes to survival, if you are not able to think clearly, and are freaking out in a dangerous situation, it lowers your chance of survival tremendously. Evidence of this is in an excerpt from “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. In the story, 3 World War I veterans are stranded in the ocean after their bomber plane was shot down. This story has 3 characters: Mac, Louis, and Phil. Mac eats all of the raft's food when they first become stranded. …show more content…
Later in the story, the men are starving and dehydrated, but they are trying to maintain an emotional state still, as if they do not everything could go wrong. “But more than 5 weeks into their ordeal, both Louis and Phil were enjoying remarkable precision of mind, and were convinced that they were growing sharper every day. “Hillenbrand” Louis and Phil are continuing to exercise their minds, even if they are stranded at sea. This will help their emotional stability in the long term. An article called “What it Takes to Survive a Crisis” by Ben Sherwood, also shares this claim. In the text, Sherwood states, “Being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind. Sherwood is trying to convey here that if someone is not thinking straight during an emergency, they may make poor decisions or react without thinking. Sherwood also writes later in the article, that luck is a state of mind too, “Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods. Instead, it is a state of mind, a way of thinking and behaving. Sherwood” If someone is emotionally stable and can reason, it greatly helps their chances of

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