Louis Zamperini's Unbroken

“One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory”(Louis Zamperini as qtd. in goodreads). Many people will read Unbroken and see a story of a man who survived by power or knowledge which may be true, however, his survival is most likely because of the lessons he learned in his earlier life. Louis Zamperini was an intelligent and powerful man. The reason he was like that was because of his time living before his heroic incidents. Louis learned to be more compatible from his brother. He became physically fit after joining the track team to convert his energy for stealing, drinking, and partying into positive things. He gained great character traits from when his brother changed his whole persona and saving him from a down spiralling life of failure. Louis overcame fear by joining the military and finally flying in a plane, his lifelong fear. All of these helped him survive during his time of need. Young Louis Zamperini was in most of the time bad news. He was an upset kid and also very rebellious. He had a
Although many people just look at his amazing story and see a strong, intelligent man then do not understand where he gained these traits. Louis was not always a well rounded character and you have to trace back to his roots to understand how he became the way he really was. Louis became physically strong during his track career helping him survive in Prisoner of war camps. he became disciplined from his track team and coach helping him not act out and respect his commanders keeping him alive. He overcame his fears when joining the track team then later becoming involved with his fear of planes saving his life throughout war and others lives. Many people will read Unbroken and see a story of a man who survived by power or knowledge which may be true, however, his survival is most likely because of the lessons he learned in his earlier