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Loss Of Dignity In Unbroken By Louie Zamperini

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In the book Unbroken During the war people lost so many things that they loved or cherished. The topic is about what people lost during the war in the book unbroken. In the book unbroken POWS lost family belongings and they lost their dignity. POWS lost their dignity during the war when they were captured and put into camps. One of the characters named Louie Zamperini was beaten everyday and picked on by guards. These things made Louie lose his dignity during the war because he was treated very poorly and almost like he was treated like an animal. Louie's family also suffered because they thought Louie may be dead but they kept faith even though having no contact or anything from Louie in months. Having no contact with a loved one during war is one factor of the cost of war. POWS wouldn't receive …show more content…

Many POWS died their families would never know about their death until months later. Guards started fearing for their lives because the bird was so violent and unpredictable that they formed murder squads. Murder squads were made by the guards to kill The bird. Every attempt to kill The bird was a fail because it was like The bird was onto the guards and their plans. Until one day the guards managed to get the bird extremely sick so sick they thought he might die. The bird was sick for a while with a very high fever and stomach problems but bad luck for the guards. The bird was able to pull through and survive. Another cost of war infections and diseases. In the camp POWS would go through infections and sickness from starvation. One point POWS would go through an insect infection where they would itch all night for many nights. In the book it states that many POWS died. The reason for this is that there was no medical care. POWS would have to just hope that they would be able to survive until the end. POWS needed medical care because many POWS would be seriously ill and have serious injuries that simply weren’t cured

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