Unbroken Book Detailed Summary

Summary plot overview unbroken tells the life story of louis silvie zamperini known as louie a man who gains national attention for competing as a runner in the 1936 berlin olympics.

Unbroken book detailed summary. Seeing louie heading down the wrong path his older brother pete helps focus louie s unrestrained energies into running track. Chapters 1 5 introduce an average boy who would become a remarkable man. 1 page book summary of unbroken.

Against unimaginable odds louie pushed his will beyond the limits of his body and mind to allow his spirit to never be broken. A world war ii story of survival resilience and redemption is a biography by laura hillenbrand that tells the life story of louie zamperini an italian american from torrance california who lived from 1917 to 2014. In torrance california in the early 1930s a young boy named louis louie zamperini spends his childhood stealing pulling pranks and getting into fights.

Louie s youth and young adulthood in torrance california. Published in 2010 unbroken was a the new york times bestseller for over four years. Louie is later reported to be dead after a military plane crash in the pacific ocean during world war ii and surprises the world by returning home alive after the war.