Previous
Russell Allen “Phil” Phillips
The only other survivor of the plane crash, Mac is a new army recruit and almost immediately loses all hope for survival on the raft. Mac’s hopelessness and selfishness endanger Louie and Phil’s lives when Mac eats all the rations. But Mac’s sense of responsibility drives him to redemption, risking his own life to protect Louie and Phil from the sharks. In the end, Mac lacks the resilience to survive, dying on the raft from malnourishment.
Francis “Mac” McNamara Quotes in Unbroken
The Unbroken quotes below are all either spoken by Francis “Mac” McNamara or refer to Francis “Mac” McNamara. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
The realization that Mac had eaten all of the chocolate rolled hard over Louie. In the brief time that Louie had known Mac, the tail gunner had struck him as a decent, friendly guy, although a bit of a reveler, confident to the point of flippancy. The crash had undone him. Louie knew that they couldn’t survive for long without food, but he quelled the thought. A rescue search was surely under way.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14
Quotes
Mac had never seen combat, didn’t know these officers, and was largely an unknown quantity to himself. All he knew about his ability to cope with this crisis was that on the first night, he had panicked and eaten the only food they had. As time passed and starvation loomed, this act took on greater and greater importance, and it may have fed Mac’s sense of futility.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire Unbroken LitChart as a printable PDF.
Francis “Mac” McNamara Quotes in Unbroken
The Unbroken quotes below are all either spoken by Francis “Mac” McNamara or refer to Francis “Mac” McNamara. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
The realization that Mac had eaten all of the chocolate rolled hard over Louie. In the brief time that Louie had known Mac, the tail gunner had struck him as a decent, friendly guy, although a bit of a reveler, confident to the point of flippancy. The crash had undone him. Louie knew that they couldn’t survive for long without food, but he quelled the thought. A rescue search was surely under way.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14
Quotes
Mac had never seen combat, didn’t know these officers, and was largely an unknown quantity to himself. All he knew about his ability to cope with this crisis was that on the first night, he had panicked and eaten the only food they had. As time passed and starvation loomed, this act took on greater and greater importance, and it may have fed Mac’s sense of futility.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
