Resilience is a trait few people know and few people possess. Resilience is the ability to cope with problems and setbacks. It can be developed from a tragic event that happened in one’s life or a series of events that would break down someone without the trait. Resilience is a trait possessed by people who have encountered life changing events. These 3 people Louis Zamperini, Phil, and mac. One key characteristic of resilience, as provided by Kendra Cherry, is Awareness that represents louis Zamperini perfectly through his life, his time at sea, and the people he lost.
Louis Zamperini represents the character trait resilience quite well in his early years. As a child, he was constantly on the go and causing trouble. Louis grew up in a town named Torrance, California. By wreaking havoc on the town, he developed resilience. Louis developed resilience from the character trait called awareness as it helped him develop emotions and realize his actions mattered. When he was a teenager, he ran track for his high school team. He then went to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany
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After The Green Hornet crashes in the ocean the only 3 survivors are left stranded on a raft by themselves to survive for several days with harsh weather and a limit of food and water. The key trait awareness is represented through their journey as louis has to be aware of the situation and realize that he has to take charge and think of new ways to tackle their problems. Laura Hillenbrand writes "Louie tried a new technique. Instead of allowing large pools of water to gather, he began continuously sucking the captured water into his mouth then spitting it in the cans." This example shows that Louie had to use his awareness of resilience to a tee and learn new ways to capture water for him and his friends to survive. Another example that explains