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The book unbroken is about a man named louie zamperini. It talks about the horrors he faced during and after the war such as ptsd, torture, starvation and meny more. In this essay i will talk about the 3 most important traits that led to him forgive his former captors. As well as the one who tortured him the most during his time being a POW and and in his nightmares. The 3 most important traits that led him to forgive them were bravery, determination, and his motivation. Evidence of his bravery can be found on page 120 where the text states “As the shark lunged louie bared his teeth, widened his eyes, and rammed his palm into the sharks nose.” This text from the book shows Louies bravery if he had tried to swim away or get back on the raft …show more content…

Evidence of his untameable determination can be found on page 183 where the text states “The raido tokyo man brought him pen and paper and set to work. Knowing that his family might not that it was really he, he added details that he hoped would convince them.” This shows louie’s determination to see his family again and talk with them again. He is willing to go on a propaganda broadcast to reassure his family that he is alive and well. More evidence of his determination can be found on page 242 where the text states “Before their walk was done, he had talked her into marrying him. They had only known eachother for less then 2 weeks.” This shows louie’s determination to marry his girlfriend. He had only known her for less then 2 weeks but he was sure that she was the one and he didn’t want to lose this opportunity or wait any longer. Another piece of evidence that shows his determination can be found on page 213 where the text states “ He joined a dozen officers in a secret meeting. By the time they parted they had a plan to kill the bird.” This shows louie’s determination for freedom. Louie was willing to kill the bird even though it would’nt of gotten him actually free from the camp it would let him be free from the torture and the fear of death the bird made him endure during his time at the

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Louie was known for doing things that he was not supposed to, “When Louie came home drenched in oil after diving into an oil rig well and nearly drowning, it took a gallon of turpentine and a lot of scrubbing before his father recognized him again. Thrilled by the crashing of boundaries, Louie was untamable. In Torrance, a rebel was born.” (7) This shows Louie in a rebellious look because without thinking he would do things that could have gotten him killed. He would slipshod for a lot of things he thought were fun.

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Throughout the time Louie was at the POW camp where the Bird had control, Louie’s life was a living nightmare. The Bird would constantly hunt down Louie to brutally attack him. It came to the point where Louie had nightmares featuring the Bird. One day at a POW work camp a fish was stolen from the galley. The foreman told the Bird that a fish was stolen and the Bird pulled out Louie and two other men claiming that they were the thieves.

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Shortly after being captured, Zamperini is taken to a POW camp where he is abused physically and mentally. Throughout the novel the readers learn that the hardships of war effect Louie, causing the loss of his dignity. After Louie was captured by the Japanese, he was taken to a POW camp ,Ofuna, they began to deprive Louie of human essentials such as food and water. To make matters worse, they started to conduct experiments on him and his comrade Phil, “The doctor pushed more solution into his vein, and the spinning worsened.

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Louie had planned on talking to the guards as well as the Bird. For the first time since the war had ended, Louie returned to Japan in 1950. Louie went to observe the guards who tortured him. Louie walked up and down the rows and looked at all 850 men, but one person who Louie did not see was the Bird. The Bird was the one who had made Louie believe he was a lesser human.

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This was until Louie noticed a bird flying, got an idea, and slowly inched his hand closer and closer to the bird. All in one go, Louie closed his hand, and while the bird is pecking he closed his hand and then snapped the bird 's neck. In order to get the meat from the bird, Louie

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Louie suffered night terrors, alcoholism, and after marrying his wife Cynthia, the couple came close to divorce. Louie was a hurt man that only felt a strong burning hatred for the people that had caused him his pain. Things finally started to turn around for louie in 1949 though when he went to a Billy Graham sermon in Los Angeles after lots of encouragement to go from his wife. This sermon was the start of louie 's next chapter of forgiveness and healing. He decided to follow Christ and became a Christian and soon after that he was able to forgive his tormentors in Japan and his night terrors ceased from there out.

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Louie Zamperini and Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe: Character Comparison Like snowflakes, all people are extremely unique. Therefore, it can be assumed that we all have a different outlook on the world and will handle what the universe throws at us in our own way. In the young adult novel, Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand conveys this theme, war and trauma can have profound and varied effects on different people experiencing it in a similar way. She does this by showing the reader extremes at opposite ends of the spectrum: Louie Zamperini and Mutsuhiro Watanabe.

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The Bird was mostly the one doing all this to Louie. The Bird would starve him, make him to physical torture as well. In the POW camp Louie had no way to communicate or talk to his family. In the book Unbroken it states.. ”The Pacific POWs who went home in 1945 were torn-down men.

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Although, I feel Louie would have been justified in killing The Bird, I do not feel like it would have been a moral act the Louie was capable of. For a man to have endured so much pain to forgive, shows tremendous strength and bravery. I also don’t feel that Louie would have ever found true peace if he would have killed The Bird. The thought that he would have been guilty of committing the same abuse that he witnessed daily would have put him over the edge.

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The Bird forces him to clean up after a pig with his bare hands. Although pushed through this Louie was able to find small victories such as racing civilians which boosted his moral immensely. “He knew what would happen if he won, but the cheering and the accumulation of so many months of humiliation brought something in him to a hard point. He lengthened his stride, seized the lead, and crossed the finish line” (Hillenbrand 216). He was knocked out with a club after this, but that was nothing compared to the feeling of his win.

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While there, Louie is seemingly selected as a target by a man named Mutsuhiro Watanabe, nicknamed “the Bird”. The Bird seems intent on making Louie’s life miserable through consistent beatings and abuse. This constant, terrible mistreatment that Louie was involuntarily forced to tolerate supports a theme of determination prevailing over pain and misery. Though Louie is often crippled and almost unconscious after the end of his suffering, he always picks his head back up and moves forward in the name of perseverance. ( transition )

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This shows how much pride he really has because he doesn’t mind having to defeat monster on the way home as long as he return to his family, Also, Louie Zamperini shows that how believes that he will survive the war by being his crews rock meaning he is supporting everybody and helping them during times of panic. However he is also angry and has so much hatred which causes him to want revenge but keeps positivity on him getting back home. In Unbroken, it states Louie could take no more.he joined about a dozen officers in a secret meeting. By the time they parted, they had a plan to kill the bird. ”(365, Hillenbrand).

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Other prisoners told him to give in or the Bird would beat him to death. Louie couldn’t do it” (181). This shows how although Louie was tortured by the Bird, who attempted to make him feel invisible and dehumanized, he never let him win. Next, Louie stole food from the guards to make him feel like he was doing something. This is shown when the author explained how, “Eventually, he was so frantic to eat that he broke into the kitchen and stole chestnuts reserved for the guards, an act that could’ve gotten him killed” (165).

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One way his rebellion was shown was when the book said, “When a teacher stood Louie in the corner for spitballing, he deflated her car tires.” (9) This shows his rebellion because he was furious with the teacher for standing him in the corner and he felt the need to get back at her and so he deflated her car tires. Another way that the book shows that Louie is a rebellion is when the book states, “For weeks, they prepared. The plan was potentially suicidal, but the prospect of taking control of their fates was thrilling.

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Louie didn’t want the Bird to see him in pain because he wanted to take control and turn the power around. He needed to be resilient and stay mentally strong. Later, for stealing, the Bird had made every man in the camp punch Louie and a few others in the

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