In Unbroken, Louis Zamperini (Louie), faced inconceivable odds when facing all the trials and tribulation in his long life. When Louie and two of his crewmates from the Green Hornet survive crashing into the Pacific Ocean, they are left with no choice other than to use two emergency rafts and float in the vast ocean. While on the raft they catch seabirds and attempt to eat them, or use them as bait. They limit the amount of water they have, and would occasionally go days without it, praying for rainfall. Two of the men (Louie included), survived forty-seven days aboard the raft. The third crew member (Mac), tragically passed away, most likely from dehydration and starvation. Louie survived the plane crash, the forty-seven days adrift on the raft, and his capture by the Japanese due to his strong and determined characteristics and attributes from his childhood. …show more content…
Louie picked up the skills of scavenging to stay alive during his youth, which helped him survive while afloat in the raft. When a bird would come onto the raft he and the other men would capture it and eat it. This was especially important due to, “Phil was gradually regaining his strength after his initial state of concussed exhaustion; Mac's body grew weaker, following his broken spirit” (Hillenbrand 112 ). They also used the bird meat for catching fish which seemed to go down