Throughout Unbroken, readers face one surprise after another. The audience is forced to expect the unexpected, and never accept what is said to be the truth. Louie Zamperini had anything but an ordinary life. His experiences are practically unfathomable, and intermittently lead to question of credibility. Indisputably, however, Louie had an unusual life filled with coincidence. Louie recalls little of one happenstance described in the book. A man named “Jimmie Sasaki” could often be found with Louie’s group. He was described as a discreet and mysterious older man, and although he never said much, he once explained that his routine trips to Louie’s hometown of Torrance to supposedly collect money for Japanese communities. Following the pattern of the biography, the full truth has yet to come to light. Lessons learned from the truth of Jimmie soon became an echoing influence throughout the book. …show more content…
His weekly trips to Torrance were not to promote and aid Japanese communities, but to gather information for Japanese government. While on the verge of World War II, Jimmie served as an undercover Japanese spy tunneling his way through America for information. His identity and intentions were later discovered by American officials after threatening attempts were reported. The news made its way back to Louie. Needless to say, Louie was flabbergasted by the unearthing that “Jimmie’s attempts to pass as a student were an elaborate ruse” (1.5.5), and realized the world is and always has been gray rather than black and