Unbroken revolves around the live of Louis Zamperini who is now well-known and admired for his heroic actions. In the beginning of Unbroken, it is easy for the reader to wonder why the Zamperini is so revered, but I still greatly admire Louis. Louis grows up a wild child: stealing whatever he can see and even running away. Even after he has reached success in later life, he steals a German flag at the Olympics: “Louis has a hankering to steal” (35). But with all of his faults, I still admire Louis. Louis has an extreme amount of tenacity and determination. In a college race, Louis’ opponents knew they were unable to beat him so they played dirty. Three men surrounded him and beat him during the race; he was bleeding, trapped and in pain, but he did not give up: “He burst through, blew past the race leader, and, with his shoe torn open, shins streaming of blood, and chest aching, won easily” (41). While Louis may not always be perfect, he has a strong character which makes him very admirable. He lives by the phrase that pushed him to run a lap in under one minute in the Olympics: “A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain” (33), and he shows the benefits of never giving up.
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Great American Novels 2020 
The quotes you chose to use speak very strongly about Louis’ character; they gave me a good look into what kind of person he is and that he is a tough individual who pushes through pain to reach success.
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As I am also reading this book, I agree with everything you said. Louis searches for things that give him a sense of life and in my opinion that’s why he steals. It is something fun for him. He makes questionable decisions but again that is why this story is so powerful as it shows him growing.
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I agree with your post about admiring Louis as a wild child. I also thought it was very interesting how his mischief seems to help him later in the novel. I remember a point where his creativity saved their lives on the raft and he said that his ability to work his way out of any problem when he was younger is what helped him.
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