As Louie ran the 5,000-meter final in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he recalled a comment Pete once made: "A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain." Then, in Louie's words, he "let go." In many ways Unbroken is about the experience of letting go. For some, like Francis McNamara (Mac), letting go meant succumbing to death. Develop a position paper, citing further examples from the book that addresses what human qualities and conditions are essential to remain resilient against the odds.