Various sources can aid describe the term invisibility, but it can merely be referred to a state of an object being invisible, but the effects of the purpose can be demonstrated in reality. In this perception, invisibility depends on visual as well as optical factors. Similarly, it might refer to the ability of ignorance. On the other hand, resistance is the form of opposition an individual offers to change; therefore they are rendered unaffected by the cause of change. The article with the title ‘Unbroken’ covers the experience of an American during the period of the 2 nd world war, the cruelty of the Japanese, an era almost forgotten. Torrance, Calif is where Zamperini resided, and due to his juvenile mannerism, he became skilled in breaking into people’s homes. After escaping the police, he advanced to a world-class runner although shortly after he enlisted with the air army corps and was stationed in Hawaii. Of the 11 men that were on board the Green Hornet, only three men survived when the rickety crashed into the Pacific. This paper is aimed at bringing out the invisibility character as well as the resistance of Zamperini as portrayed in the Unbroken.
The themes of invisibility as well as resistance are well brought up through imagery and the actions Zamperini and the soldiers were involved. For instance, upon starvation, the only way for the men to survive or save themselves was through feeding on albatrosses that were unwary that tended to use the raft as a perch. He was able to improvise on his hands to create claws that proved useful in occasional fish catching. While on the barge, Louie remained calm, mentally strong as well as hopeful that they would sound find a solution to their current predicament. Also, they were able to take shelter from the hot sun by the simple act of tearing a fabric from another raft for this particular purpose. Although after 33 days one of the men passed away, the remaining two had resorted to cannibalism but did not conform thereby maintaining their sanity. This was possible through cooking imaginary meals, questions as well as singing the ‘White Christmas’ song to keep his focus on the future rather than giving up and choosing to die instead. After their capture, Zamperini as a former Olympian, he was precious to kill for he turned out to be a propaganda tool that was valuable. However, his celebrity made him a target of torture. For instance in Japan as well as the Pacific where he was assaulted, humiliated, starved, medical experiments conducted on him as well as slave labor and diseases (Fletcher, 2014) . His former successes had encouraged him, shrinking the short fuse of his temper. Furthermore, he continuously challenged his body, strengthening the power of his will which meant even going against what his coach had forbidden such as running uphill as well as on stairs. According to Zamperini, it was good for his ability to withstand pain as well as good for his body. It is through this hard training that rendered him resistant to the torture in Japan as a captive in the POW camp.
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Louie's resistance was once again put to the test when he was taken to a radio station that was solely for broadcasting propaganda for the Japanese. At the station, he was treated fairly and was given an opportunity to be shown around where there was the cafeteria that prepared American meals as well as the availability of comfortable beds, pillows and clean sheets something he had not seen in such a long time. He was given an option of staying behind but in exchange for reading a broadcast for the Japanese. The message wasn't open as traitorous, but he knew the primary purpose of the message was basically to embarrass and undermine the American government and its soldiers (Fletcher, 2014) . Furthermore, he came to realize that if he agreed to read the first message no matter how vague it might seem, they would still increasingly require him to learn even more despite how critical they might seem to leave him in a fix. Despite the hardship that was associated with refusal to do as requested, Louie chose that option knowing it meant starvation rationing, endless punishments and more so, spending the nights on wooden slabs that had been infested with bugs. It was not an easy choice; most of the soldiers would make at such a period and what they had gone through. But according to Zamperini, he did not see it fit to have a short and unworthy comfort at the expense of his fellow soldiers, his state as well as his patriotism (Fletcher, 2014) .
In conclusion, once Louie was freed successfully from his horrors and sent home, some of his vows ended up being forgotten through the numerous parties and other celebrations such as let-it-all-hang-out parties. He ended up ignoring the future as well as the past and more so even forgot to that God for his current state of safety thereby dismissing his promises as it was only him who could remind himself of them. Since drinking took his mind off his torments for some time, fun drinking soon turned Louie into an alcoholic. In this new condition, he struggled to find a steady form of employment and was constantly tormented by the bird in his dreams. Through alcoholism, his post-war marriage deteriorated. At this particular point, all his wife wanted was a divorce from him. Stripped of the actual purpose he had while in the army during his challenges, he focused all his energy on a revenge fantasy of finding and killing the bird that was tormenting him in his dreams. As her last ditch trial in saving their marriage, Louie's wife convinced him to accompany her to a revival meeting, and besides his lack of interest in religious life, she continuously persisted that he decided to tag along. At the meeting, during the preaching, he felt angry, condemned as well as defensive, and he immediately left. He was convinced of attending another conference, and despite the urge of bolting off, those memories he had longed to forget came upon him including his desperation. At this point, Louie knelt and sought forgiveness for not keeping his promises and his sinful life. By the end of the meeting, he felt the forgiveness that filled not only him but also his tormentors as well as his captors. At this point, he reformed from drinking and the bird in his dreams never came back leaving him to live up to his promises more so, being a source of inspiration among those who tend to drift in their struggle.
References
Fletcher, A. (2014). Patriotism, the Great War and the Decline of Victorian Manliness. History , 99 (334), 40-72. doi: 10.1111/1468-229x.12044
