The city of Torrance showed Louie that he was forgiven of the past crimes he committed in/against it by showering him with travelling money and gifts even, though he once renowned for stealing heavily from it. The fact that Louie was dedicated, took part in races he was unprepared for, but still won, helped to redeem himself and transform his image from that of a well-known young thug into a successful and inspiring athlete.
Torrance showed Louie he was forgiven by unbroken was by doing Louie running abilities improve. He had A nickname The Torrance Tornado. He may have been realizing he may have a shot at running for the Americans at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Louie trains even harder.
Think of something that’s already been holding you back. Like if something bad has happened to you example if you have had depression or anxiety this locks you behind bars from the real word and limits your abilities. Or if you’ve ever been shy to do something this also locks you “behind bars”. I’m also assuming your in school so that could also be a metaphor for being “behind bars”
The belief that Christ came to the underworld to rescue non-Christian souls. This happened right after Christ was crucified while he was in the tomb for 3 days. In those 3 days, JC went to hell to take away everything from Satan and the demons and showed them he was their master and they had no power over christ