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     Louie Zamperini, one of the bravest people in this world. Louie has gone through many things many couldn’t even imagine or handle the pain he went through. The Japanese weren't able to break such a brave man like Louie. They were much time where Louie wasn’t treated like every other prisoner, Louie was hit more often and they punished him often. Louie started to notice that he was different and there is something that Louie did that made him a target but what was it. The Bird was Louie’s worst nightmare and was the leader of the of camp that Louie was in. The first day The Bird meet Louie he was obsessed with him and knew Louis was strong by looking at him. The Bird was quite jealous of Louie because he was being tortured but Louis would not give up and showed strength. The Bird despised Louie and he would punish him every chance he got. One of the most dreadful things The Bird did to Louie was to carry a beam when Louie was very weak. Louie showed strength and courage and held the beam up high and looked at the bird straight into the eyes. The Bird was very jealous of how Louis would not give up and wasn’t able to ‘Break’ Louie.

     Many people have gone through setbacks or have mental issues which most people don’t recover. This is why Louie’s post-war life was significant. Louie was starving under the control of The Bird and was punished a lot of the time. It was pretty amazing that Louie still had the guts to get The Bird mad while holding the Louie beam and still keep his head up after all the miserable stuff the Japanese did to him. Louie came home angry and wanted vengeance. This is usually what happens to soldiers and they have nightmares about the horrible days they had. Louie was pretty much a different man after the war and he would always be angry and was unforgiving. This was all changed when Louis started getting help from Billy Graham.

    Billy Graham pulled Louie away from his miserable nightmares of The Bird. Louie then remembered the promise he made to God on the raft, which was that Louie would dedicate his life to God. Louie then threw away the cigarettes he had and stopped drinking. When Louis started to dedicate his life to God he was started to get better and his nightmares started to disappear. With everything that went on during the war, Louie was able to make a full recovery. It was pretty amazing that Louie was able to forgive The Bird after all the misery The Bird put Louie through. One day Louie thought that he should do the right thing and by doing the right thing, that meant to forgive his captures and The Bird. In order for Louie to go with his life, he needed to meet the people who put through so much pain and nearly killed him. This was a hard task to do but Louie went to forgive his captures, but The Bird refused to meet Louie.

    This was a pretty amazing story that could inspire many people and to never give up. Many people think they can’t change or there is no way to help them but there is always a chance, it’s just a matter of hope. Louie was very traumatised and had many nightmares after the war, he even had a drinking problem. Louie’s life seemed pretty ruined and would be hard to fix the broken pieces but with proper help, Louie was able to regain himself and be the Louie that he was before the war. Louie showed strength and courage throughout the war and that made him UNBROKEN.

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