Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Joel Brookshire

Childhood Louie was born in 1917 Gets into trouble as a young boy He loved to steal stuff and run from the law Brother Pete gets him to run track in high school Louie began breaking records in races, and he took the title as the fastest high school miler in 1934

Olympics Louie then set his sights on the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin He qualified to run the 5k but was no match for competitors Put everything he had into race and finished just shy of seventh As he began to set his sights on 1940 Olympic Games Japan and Germany began to take over nations and WWII began

War The Olympic Games were cancelled, and Louie was drafted into the air corps in late 1941 to serve as a bombardier Louie flew with pilot Russell Allen Phillips, known as Phil by his fellow airmen Phil is the pilot of ‘the superman’

Phil quiet, kind, and steady “He was, in Louie’s words, “a damn swell pilot,” dealing with adversity with calm, adaptive acceptance.” Ten serious mechanical problems in plane including two engine failures and one jammed landing gear Once Super Man’s brakes failed and Phil stopped plane three feet short of the end of the runway, which abutted the ocean

Phil- Future Proofing and Resilience Raid on Nauru:  Heavily guarded Island  Super Man’s rudder was hit bad and almost impossible to fly  Control cables cut, one rudder ruined, fuel leaking, hydraulic fluid everywhere, 594 holes  Phil landed plan successfully Raid on Wake Island:  Bomb bay doors stuck open and low on fuel  Kept the crew calm  Made it back safely

Phil- Good leader to bad place Despised lieutenant asks for volunteers to go look for lost plane Phil agreed to go Crew immediately followed him Louie wrote in his diary “we were reluctant, but Phillips finally gave in for rescue mission” Plane crashes into pacific

Survival Lost at sea for 47 days and survived by eating albatross, fish, and drinking rain water Fought off sharks, Japanese air attacks, and insanity Rescued by Japanese and holed into POW camp Phil and Louie are shuffled around for camp to camp each one almost worst than the last Louie ends up at Omori POW camp and meets “The Bird”

“The Bird” Mutsuhiro Watanabe Born into wealthy family Graduated from prestigious Japanese military school Lofty expectations to become a officer but rejected Feelings of disgrace and bitterly jealous of officers Known to beat POWs everyday Enjoyed the power and respect after beatings “most sadistic man ever”

The Bird- Transactional-Relationship Oriented The more The Bird got to know Louie the more he would beat him The “prize” Louie received was negative Bad/Good leader to Bad place Even the other prison guards hated The Bird but still had to follow him He was manipulative to the prisoners

Conclusion US wins the war and Louie and other prisoners are liberated Louie becomes very popular back in the states and his story is widely spread He becomes an alcoholic while suffering from PTSD Then he goes on the become a Christian and starts a camp for trouble kids