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Analysis Of Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

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One day life could be phenomenal, living the dream as an Olympic runner, then as the next sunrise peaks over the horizon one could wake up in as a maltreated hostage in a prisoner of war camp. As Laura Hillenbrand composes Unbroken she insinuates a characteristic of Louie Zamperini throughout his successes in his life before war and his dismal battles as a captive. His journey began in Torrance, California where he interacting in his youth as a juvenile delinquent; however, his path made an adjustment for the better as he turned his focus to long distance running at his high school. Soon after progressing his way through his career in running, achieving an Olympic appearance, Louie was transformed into a U.S. Military soldier to fight in

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