Back in World War II, Louie was a bombardier who survived in the ocean. When Louie was a kid, he was very bad. He drank beer, smoked, and ran away from home. Eventually he stopped and became a famous Olympic athlete. In the book Unbroken (Hillenbrand), two of Louie’s biggest character traits are determined and resilient.
One of the biggest character traits that describe Louie is determined. Louie was is about to beat the school record, “By late April, his mile time was down to 4:42.” (Hillenbrand, 18) Furthermore, he was determined to beat the school record and become the best at what he does. Pete was encouraging Louie, “A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.” (Hillenbrand, 18) During track meets, Louie would get stepped on but he was determined to finish in first place. A few years later, Louie’s “...Mile time was down to 4:13.7, some seven seconds…show more content… Louie running in the Olympics, “... The first three runners were go to Berlin.” (Hillenbrand, 26) To repeat, Louie would get stepped on and bleed. Louie being resilient, he obviously kept running. Louie’s plane had crashed, “As the bullets raked overhead, the current began dragging Louie away.” (Hillenbrand, 120) Even though everything was against him, he still found the courage to live on. Louie in the POW camp “The first few punches, Louie stayed upright.” Although Louie got hit by everyone in the camp, he was resilient enough to even stand back up. Louie being resilient, got him through life. Without it, he would of got impaled by shrapnel in his dire situation.
In the book Unbroken (Hillenbrand), two of Louie’s biggest character traits are determined and resilient. When Louie was in the plane as a bombardier, he was determined to hit all the required place. Louie is very resilient because of him wanting to live through everything. Although Louie went through harsh things, he still lived a great
