Lessons
What is resilience?
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.
What is caring?
When attacked by Zero Fighter planes, Louie bandaged the wounded and tried to save the dying.
What are Japanese Zero Fighter Planes?
They were faster and better equipped than Superman, but Superman didn't let down Louie's crew.
What is Torrance, California?
Louie would one day long to go back to where it all started for him.
What is a hyperbole?
"The Whole Island Was Blowing Up" (Hillendale 87)
What is survival?
The act of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions.
What is creative/innovative?
After defeating the Japanese in the sky, Louie had an idea on how to save them from crashing into Funafuti.
What put a final end to Superman?
"594 holes; shrapnel slashes; and cannon-fire gashes" (Hillenbrand 91)
What is Finland?
The Japanese refused to host the 1940 Olympic Games, but later, the opportunity was taken from this country because the Soviets bombed their stadium.
What is Onomatopoeia?
"BOOM" (Hillendale 87)!
What is hope?
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
What is determined/persistent?
Pillsbury's ignored Louie's attempts to doctor on his wound because he knew he had to destroy the Zero aiming to kill them. He was not leaving his gun until the job was done.
What caused Louie's crew to break up?
One dead. 3 severely injured.
The Pacific Ocean
The vast body of water where Louie's plane crash occurred.
What is foreshadowing?
"Every time they mix up a crew, they have a crack-up" (Hillenbrand 91).
What is brotherhood?
A bond or sense of solidarity among men, especially in times of hardship.
What is reliable/dependable?
Even with major damage, Superman returned the crew home.
What day did Louie's crew crash into the Pacific Ocean?
"May 24, 1943" (Hillenbrand 95)
What is the battle at Nauru?
Louie struck gold by bombing the shed that housed Japanese jet fuel, but moments later, his crew would be in a battle to make it home.
What is personification?
"Sunset on one side of Funafuti greeted the sunrise from the other" (Hillenbrand 90).
What is redemption?
The act of being saved from sin, error, or evil.
What is perceptive/instinctive?
Louie left liquor and note, for fellow soliders in his locker before boarding Green Hornet because he had fears of not returning. He just didn't feel comfortable flying this plane.
What is the air raid on Funafuti?
"..everything was scalding white and splintering noise. The ground heaved, the air whooshed, the hut shuddered. Trees blew apart" (Hillenbrand 88).
What is Kwajalein?
It was "rumored that on a Japanese territory, POWs were being murdered" (Hillenbrand 77).
What is alliteration?
"crater, crying" (Hillenbrand 90)