Question

On page 4, Hillenbrand writes, “The ship passed over Nuremberg, where fringe politician Adolf Hitler, whose Nazi party had been trounced in the 1928 election, had just delivered a speech touting selective infanticide.  Then it flew east of Frankfurt, where a Jewish woman named Edith Frank was caring for her newborn, a girl named Anne.” Why do you think Hillenbrand uses these allusions, references to Adolf Hitler and Anne Frank, as part Louie’s story?
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Answer 1

Answer:to explain where Anne came from

Explanation:

The author gives you an explanation of where she appears and when

Answer 2

Answer:

Hillenbrand uses allusions to Adolf Hitler and Anne Frank to make a connection to the story of Louie who had his life modified by World War II.

Explanation:

One afternoon in May 1943, an American Air Force plane crashed into the middle of the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving behind some debris and a trail of oil and blood. Then on the surface of the ocean a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant Louis Zamperini, who was struggling to reach a small lifeboat where two more men were. Thus began one of the most striking odyssey of World War II. Wandering for weeks and thousands of miles, they faced hunger and a desperate thirst, sharks jumping in the boat, an attack by a Japanese bomber and a typhoon with waves more than twelve meters high. Finally they spotted an island. As they paddled to it, a Japanese military ship was approaching. Louis's journey had just begun. As a child, he was an incorrigible rebel. Adolescent, he channeled rebelliousness into athletics and discovered a talent that led him to the Berlin Olympics and the prospect of winning a gold medal in the following Games. But with the beginning of the war, Zamperini was forced to give up his dream. With a rich and intense narrative voice, Invincible is the fascinating account of the human courage and daring, persistence and naivety of a man who refused to be defeated.