Childhood rebellion does not mean you have to fail in life. Many kids have different forms of rebellion. One could be picked on for talking differently or moving from somewhere else. In this case, Louie was picked on for not knowing much English, was held back, and because his family moved to Torrance, California. When Louie’s family moved to Torrance, they felt like outsiders because their neighbors held Italians with such disdain. Louis Zamperini was born in Olean, New York on 26 January 1917. When Louie was born, he weighed eleven and a half pounds. Louie’s mother, Louise, had Louie when she was eighteen years old. She was married to Louie’s father, Antony, when she was sixteen years old. Antony was living on his own since he was…show more content… Louise and Antony built a shack with one room; it had no running water, there was an outhouse in the back, and a roof that leaked. The shack only had hook latches, so Louise would sit in front of the door with a rolling pin to beat anyone that might harm her children. When Louie was five years old, he started to smoke and picked up discarded cigarette butts on the way home from kindergarten. Louie started to drink when he was eight years old. If there would be a kid under the table drinking wine it would be Louie. When he was done he would stagger outside and fall into the rose bush. As Louie grew up, he matured into an uncommonly clever mind. If something was edible, Louie would steal it. People would catch a glimpse of a long-legged boy running down a alley with food in his hands (Hillenbrand 6). Another time, a teacher made Louie stand in the corner for spit-balling; so Louie decided that since she made him stand in the corner that he was going to pop her tires with a toothpick and he did. Louie would be pelted with rocks, was taunted, and was punched and kicked by bullies. His sister, Sylvia, said, “You could have beaten him to death because he would never say ouch or cry like the bullies wanted him
