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Character Analysis Of Louie Zamperini In 'Unbroken'
The olympian and war veteran

Louie Zamperini was an amazing war hero and olympian(he was in the olympics). In his childhood Louie was a troubled child but he could run. His brother got him to join the track team. Later he got into the olympics and traveled to different countries and eventually he joined the military. In Unbroken, by laura hillenbrand, the main character Louie zamperini shows immense determination and he also is very rebellious.
Louie Zamperini could be very determined when he wanted to be and here is three pieces of evidence that supports this. First “Zamperini splashed overboard alone”(pg 2). louie knew that if he stayed on the raft he would have got shot. Second “Louie used the pliers to tear the bird open the men recoiled:

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