The novel, Unbroken, is based off of true events where the main character, Louie, faces many exciting moments yet many hardships in his life. As a young kid, he was a troublemaker, he always stole goods and got caught by authorities countless times. But when his brother introduced him to track, his entire life changed. As he grew, he became more and more of a runner. Until later in his life he became an Olympic runner. But when WW2 started, he was drafted into the Air Force as a Bombardier. He flew on many missions over the Pacific against Japan in his trusty B-24 Liberator, the Super Man, and his crew. Some time later, the Super Man had to be put out of commission after surviving a bombing run with 594 bullets in it and the crew had to go …show more content…
But in sheer panic, Mac ate half of their supply in one night. When they ran out of food, they had to find other ways. Fortunately for them, luck was on their side. One time, a bird landed on Louie, he grabbed it, killed it, and used it’s guts as bait. He caught only one small fish. As days went on, they ran out of water, praying for rain to come, and when it did, they used every container they had. On the 33rd night out at sea, Mac breathed his last breath, and slipped off into the night. On their 46th day, Louie and Phil reached an island, but the island was controlled by the Japanese. They got captured and were sent to a POW camp. Getting moved from one camp to another, Phil and Louie got separated and Louie was sent to a camp called the Omori POW Camp, where he met “The Bird” one of the worst guards Louie has met. He was constantly beaten and abused for over 2 years. He even faced extreme labor in the last few months of the war. All of the starvation on the raft and abuse in POW camps weaken Louie heavily. He lost almost 100 pounds of weight and his skeleton was clearly showing. But when the war had ended, “The Bird” had disappeared, escaping future war