Summary Unbroken is about an Olympian named Louie Zamperini who was drafted into WWII and survived being stranded in the ocean, Japanese work camps with inhumane conditions, and the trauma that followed when he got out.
Static Vs Dynamic Louie is a dynamic character because in the beginning of the book he was a scoundrel who liked to steal and cause trouble and nonsense whenever he had the chance. But, by the end of the book due to his intense life experiences he valued life more. Some of those life experiences were getting stranded in the ocean, living in inhumane conditions, and watching many of his friends die.
Louie Zamperini is determined because in one running race he fell down and skinned his shins. Even though he got behind in the race, he got back up and continued to run. This is an indirect character quality.
Louie is athletic because he made the Olympics in track. Also he went a record time after falling and skinning his shins. This is an indirect character quality.
Louie is brave because when they were stranded in the ocean there were a lot of sharks trying to attack and eat them. He fought them off using different tools that they had on hand in the raft. Also he dove into the shark invested waters when the Japanese bombed their raft. This is an indirect character quality.
Louie was desperate because when he was in the Japanese work camps, he went to the Bird (the ruler of the camp) and begged him for work, so he could get full rations of food. This is a direct character quality.
The theme of the story is never give up hope because of many different reasons. The first reason is that in the camp and on the raft they could have just let themselves die but they didn't lose hope. Also when they were on the raft they talked through meals their mothers had cooked and invisioned eating them again. Finally, in the camp anytime they would hear planes or bomb alerts they would look to the sky hoping to see and American bomber, a sign of the war coming to the end, and their soon to be freedom from the Japanese.