The Lone Survivor Book Analysis

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1. FORGIVENESS BRINGS MORE PEACE THAN REVENGE Zamperini shows at the end of the book (this part was left out of the movie) that his rage to get revenge brought on much anger and stress, and it was sending him in a negative spiral. He attended a sermon with Rev. Billy Graham and found that through dedicating his life to Christ he was able to make his mission forgiveness and not revenge. 2. THE POWER OF MENTAL IMAGERY When on the raft for the 47 days and while in POW camp, the soldiers would talk about what they were going to eat when they got home and break down the process of cooking into the greatest details, even hearing the eggs cracking on the bowls and the whisk stirring the eggs and flour. This allowed them to keep their minds sharp and helped with the starvation they were experiencing. 3. THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN WILL TO BE UNBROKEN This movie, like The Lone Survivor, reinforced what Viktor Frankl wrote about in Man 's Search for Meaning (MUST READ) and demonstrated that you can take a man 's health, you can put him in unimaginable horrific conditions, you can beat him and starve him, but you cannot break his will. 4. IF YOU CAN TAKE IT, YOU CAN MAKE IT Early on in the movie Zamperini 's brother convinced him to try running as a way to get him focused, out of trouble and into something positive. Zamperini wanted to quit when it got hard and the voice in his head said You can 't push this hard, you can 't do this. 5. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS FOR YOUTH The