Analysis Of Louie Zamperini As A Hero - 1503 Words

Laura Hillenbrands Analysis of Louie Zamperini as a Hero Peter Parker once said, â€Å"I believe there s a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams†. Peter Parker is an uncooperative teen who was handed the most daunting task of being a hero and protecting the lives of others. His personality quickly changed from this character who couldn’t care less for others, to putting all his worries into the safety of society. Not all heroes have to be bitten by a spider and given a costume. Some are normal everyday people who accept this challenge of protecting a belief. Louie Zamperini exceeds the limitations for the definition of a hero through perseverance and surviving as well as keeping others alive. In Hillenbrand’s novel Unbroken, syntax, tone, and imagery shows that Louie was proven to be an iconic hero. Hillenbrand utilizes the rhetoric device of syntax to better help the reader apprehend just how heroic Louie is through the passage. Louie had just been introduced to the POW camps and has just been observed by Watanabe (The Bird) who knows an abundant amount of information on Louie. Hillenbrand wrote â€Å"From the moment Watanabe locked eyes with Louie Zamperini, an officer, a famous Olympian, and a man for whom defiance was second nature, no man obsessed him more† (238). Hillenbrand utilizes a run onShow MoreRelatedUnbroken By Laura Hillenbrand : Book Analysis1504 Words   |  7 PagesUnbroken: Book Analysis In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, innumerable controversial issues were addressed. The actions of many men were recited to be judged by the reader. Some actions elicit sympathy and respect while others induce horror and anger. Although the actions of the Japanese in bombing Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war, much of the World War II literature has been focused on the European war. This is primarily because the Nazis are most commonly viewed as the predominate