Watanabe had finally killed himself; he could no longer run and was found dead with a lover. The book introduces a final character – Billy Graham. He was the vice president for Youth for Christ International, and after a few speeches Louie was into the whole story. At first he didn’t like it but more and more as Graham gave reasoning and mentioned science here and there Louie had no choice but to accept the speeches. For the first time in ages Louie went to church, it was pretty astonishing to him what it was like. He “felt indignant rage flaring in hi, a struck match. I am a good man, he thought. I am a good man.” He couldn’t stand church and how it felt to be sitting in a room being told how bad a person everyone is. He was furious and he was just about to storm out for the second time when he remembered praying on the raft after the plane crash. He remembers saying “if you will save me, I will serve you forever.” He turned, enlightened, to Graham and stayed the whole service. When he got home he poured all of the alcohol that had plagued him down the sink, he woke feeling cleansed on the inside and he started reading more. Every morning he was a new creation, he intended to keep his outlook this way. Then he started his final journey, the killing of bird. To him he was still alive so he went to Japan and saw every man that had beaten him to a pulp and killed men he knew. He looked them each in the eye and was stunned to see that Watanabe was missing. As soon as he heard the news of Watanabe’s death the war was over for him. He had no reason to believe the bird a demon, he was a man. A cruel man but still a man, and now Louie was at piece. He came back to the people who had beaten him and looked at them with an outstretched arm and a smile on his face, he had finally learned the ability to forgive.
Review:
The author of this book is Laura Hillenbrand, the author of the bestselling book Sea Biscuit. She was born in 1967 and though an awesome writer she suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and spends most of her time in her home. Her essays have placed in many prestigious magazines and one has received the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing. She is also the Co-Founder of Operation Iraqi Children – an volunteer effort to send school supplies to Iraqi children. A few main themes of the book are: persistence shown through constant hardships faced by Louie and many of his friends. Mind over matter, shown through Louie’s determination to get through any situation to stay alive and on top like in his Olympic placing. The biggest theme to me was Brotherhood, a sense that no man is left behind. People like Officer Fitzgerald (who stayed behind to make sure all of his men were rescued from the POW camp) was awarded the Navy Cross and the Silver Star for his heroism. Louie also received his fair share of decorations but the principal remains the same. The book is very interesting; I didn’t want to put it down because the voice was so good. I have a very hard time reading books with poor voice and this book had a perfect one. Out of everything I had a hard time finding weaknesses in the book but one that may be a weakness to some (but actually a strength to me) was the constant story-shifting. Though possibly more confusing than it’s worth I thought it was a great way to tie everything together without having boring chapters explaining everything. Voice is what makes this book so great, many reviews say so too, the New York Times reads: “Unbroken is gripping in an almost cinematic way.” The book was not as successful as its predecessor but is still a wonderful book nonetheless. I am not left hanging with any questions, the story was fully told and I enjoyed every part of it.
The author of this book is Laura Hillenbrand, the author of the bestselling book Sea Biscuit. She was born in 1967 and though an awesome writer she suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and spends most of her time in her home. Her essays have placed in many prestigious magazines and one has received the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing. She is also the Co-Founder of Operation Iraqi Children – an volunteer effort to send school supplies to Iraqi children. A few main themes of the book are: persistence shown through constant hardships faced by Louie and many of his friends. Mind over matter, shown through Louie’s determination to get through any situation to stay alive and on top like in his Olympic placing. The biggest theme to me was Brotherhood, a sense that no man is left behind. People like Officer Fitzgerald (who stayed behind to make sure all of his men were rescued from the POW camp) was awarded the Navy Cross and the Silver Star for his heroism. Louie also received his fair share of decorations but the principal remains the same. The book is very interesting; I didn’t want to put it down because the voice was so good. I have a very hard time reading books with poor voice and this book had a perfect one. Out of everything I had a hard time finding weaknesses in the book but one that may be a weakness to some (but actually a strength to me) was the constant story-shifting. Though possibly more confusing than it’s worth I thought it was a great way to tie everything together without having boring chapters explaining everything. Voice is what makes this book so great, many reviews say so too, the New York Times reads: “Unbroken is gripping in an almost cinematic way.” The book was not as successful as its predecessor but is still a wonderful book nonetheless. I am not left hanging with any questions, the story was fully told and I enjoyed every part of it.
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