American writer and poet Erica Jong once wrote, “Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.” In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie lived by these words, when L. Zamperini shows his skill in the sport of track, with blood, sweat, and tears along his journey to compete in the Olympics. Following, Louie honed his skills in the Air force during WWII, to help him survive the “punishment” (P.O.W.) camp, Ofuna. Hillenbrand described Louie as a skilled delinquent at the beginning of the book, often stealing and participating in pranks. In high school, however, Pete introduced Louie to running; and Louie showed tremendous amounts of skill and athleticism, taking to the sport extremely …show more content…
Louie found that he was talented in speaking, giving speeches and radio appearances. Specifically,” The War Department booked him on a speaking tour, and he was inundated with speaking invitations that usually came with an award, making them impossible to decline. During his first weeks home, staying with his parents, he gave ninety-five speeches and made countless radio appearances” (346). In other words Louie gave so many speeches that it filled up his time, and even out at dinner “managers begged him to regale the guests” (346). In a like manner Mr. Zamperini was also an abundantly skilled and talented educator, spending most of his time with lost boys, and pretty much became a role model, a saving grace, and most importantly a friend. To show this it says in the story that, “Louie took in anyone, including one boy so ungovernable that Louie had to be deputized by a sheriff to gain custody of him. He took the boys fishing, swimming, horseback riding, [etc.]... Some were convinced, some not, but either way, boys who arrived at Victory was as ruffians often left it renewed and reformed” (389-390). How many people are able to say that they helped so many people, just by being a