Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Louies Connection
Louie's love for running is displayed early on in the book and its a theme that is carried on for many chapters until he goes into the Air Force however; in chapter 7 a connection between the two is made. Hillenbrand writes, "In the greenhouse below, Louie felt the buzzing inside himself, the same sensation he felt before races" (78). In this moment Louie is able to connect his love for running and the sensation he gets before a race to the sensation he gets before attacking with his plane. I think this is a pivotal part of the book and anyone who reads the book should recognize this and make this connection. It really displays how he can connect two things he really enjoys, especially since being in the Air Force has to fill his void until he is able to run competively again.
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I don't think the connection Louie has with running ever fades, even once he joins the air force. It says that Louie continued to run the beaches in Hawaii even posting some of the best times he ever had. At one point he even asked someone in a truck to time him while he ran the mile next to them. Running gives Louie an adrenaline rush just as stepping into a plane does. To connect to Kazi's previous post I find it more interesting that he ends up loving the two things he once hated. Originally, Louie didn't like running or flying, however, as you mentioned he ends up connecting the feeling he gets during both and loves it.
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