2. Information About The Book
• Genre: Action ,Thriller , War, Historical
• Setting: The 20th Century America and World War II
• Plot: Louis Zamperini, an Italian immigrant in America, transforms
his life from failure to Olympic runner. But when World War II
breaks out, he becomes a bombardier. After his plane crashes, he
faces the daunting challenge of surviving the Pacific Ocean and
escaping Japanese prisoner of war camps. Will Loui defy the odds
and conquer the perils that await him?
3. Information About The Book
• Theme: Survival With
Dignity
• Character: Louis Silvie
Zamperini , Pete
Zamperini , Louise
Zamperini , Russell Allen
Phillips (Phil) , Mutsuhiro
Watanabe (the Bird)
4. About The Author
Laura Hillenbrand is an accomplished
American author known for her
bestselling nonfiction books,
"Seabiscuit: An American Legend"
(2001) and "Unbroken: A World War II
Story of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption" (2010). Her books have
collectively sold over 13 million copies
and have been successfully adapted
into film.
5. Review
• Transformation: Louis turns himself from a failure to an Olympic
runner
• Fear: He was scared of being outcasted for being Italian
• Survival: He survived as an immigrant in America and he survived
as a soldier in the pacific.
• Dignity: You need air, water, food and dignity to live
• Redemption: Redemption was one way to gain back what he had
lost and fight his fear
• A 2nd Transformation: Untrue to the title, Louis was broken but
he got back up again.
6. Favorite Character
• Russel Allen Phillips also known as Phil
• Quite Personality
• Looked weak but was one of the best
pilots around
• Survived for long through injury and pain
• Piloted against three Japanese airplanes
and held up long enough for his team to
beat them.
• Landed a plane with more than 500
bullet holes
7. Awards For The Book
• 2010 Publishers Weekly "Top 10 Best Books"
• 2010 The New York Times Best Seller list (Nonfiction)
• 2010 Time magazine's "Top 10 Nonfiction Books"
• 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Biography)
• 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards (Adult Non-Fiction)
• 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist
• 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
longlist
8. Thank You
“Hate is self-destructive. If
you hate somebody, you're
not hurting the person you
hate. You're hurting
yourself. And that's a
healing. Actually, it's a real
healing, forgiveness.”
-Louis Zamperini
