Summary Of The 'Third Chapter Of Unbroken'
In the third chapter of Unbroken, the narrator begins to offer insight as to how Louie has begun to mature. Thus far in the novel, the narrator has recalled many instances of Louie’s childhood, such as when he would get into fights, steal from neighbors, and run away. However, this quote reveals that Louie has started to mature, and, as a result, so have his goals and aspirations. Seeing how “wildly audacious” his goal of competing in the 1936 Olympics was, however, not only shows how determined he was in that moment, but also serves as a foreshadowing for his “aspirations” later on in the novel. This same determination that Louie had as a young man headed for the Olympics stays with him as he joins the Army Air Corps and as he later experiences