Hiroshima - a Sad Memory in 1945
The tragedy in Hiroshima occurred on August 6th, 1945 in Japan is one of the biggest bombings of history that killed thousands of people. This tragedy was written in the book Hiroshima by John Hersey in 1946, a year after this disaster, through the accounts of the six survivors of the tragedy. John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, and he grew up in both America and China. He can speak two languages, such as Chinese and English. Hersey was known as a journalist and a novelist with many famous books, such as The Call (1950), Men on Bataan (1942), Into the Valley (1943), A Bell for Adano (1944), Hiroshima (1946), and other books. From 1945 to 1946, the author was sent to Japan as journalist by Life magazine …show more content…
Each chapter is relate to the events of the various moments after the atomic explosion. In chapter one, the author mentions about six main characters. He describes about the daily activities, the relationships of the six main characters in a few minutes before the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. It also tells about the distance from the explosion to victims’ places. This part ends with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the planes in the sky. Moreover, an important detail that is mentioned many times in the chapter one is a noiseless flash. “He was one step beyond an open window when the light of the bomb was reflected, like a gigantic photographic flash, in the corridor” (P.14). Besides, the chapter two describes about the directly consequences of the explosion. The blast killed thousands of lives, and many were missing after the blast. The second chapter also talks about the courage and patriotism of the Japanese after the atomic bomb explosion. The third part talks about the lives of the victims in the ten days after the bombing. They had to live with lack of medical service that leads to permanent pain and disability, such as Toshiko Sasaki’s case. Dr. Sasaki, Father Kleinsorge and Reverend Tanimoto suffered minor injuries, so they ran away to help the less fortunate victims. In the chapter four, the author writes about the impact of the bombing on the six main characters after ten days. Some of the six main characters begin to have signs of radiation poisoning diseases as Father Kleinsorge’ health became weaker; Mr. Tanimoto becomes bedridden; Mrs. Nakamura had the hair loss; Miss Sasaki had low white blood cells, and Dr. Fujii was also treating the disease at a friend's house. The fifth chapter mentions about the lives of six victims after a year of the explosion. After the tragedy, Dr. Sasaki established a private hospital in Mukaihara. Father Kleinsorge also moved to a small
The tragedy in Hiroshima occurred on August 6th, 1945 in Japan is one of the biggest bombings of history that killed thousands of people. This tragedy was written in the book Hiroshima by John Hersey in 1946, a year after this disaster, through the accounts of the six survivors of the tragedy. John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, and he grew up in both America and China. He can speak two languages, such as Chinese and English. Hersey was known as a journalist and a novelist with many famous books, such as The Call (1950), Men on Bataan (1942), Into the Valley (1943), A Bell for Adano (1944), Hiroshima (1946), and other books. From 1945 to 1946, the author was sent to Japan as journalist by Life magazine …show more content…
Each chapter is relate to the events of the various moments after the atomic explosion. In chapter one, the author mentions about six main characters. He describes about the daily activities, the relationships of the six main characters in a few minutes before the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. It also tells about the distance from the explosion to victims’ places. This part ends with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the planes in the sky. Moreover, an important detail that is mentioned many times in the chapter one is a noiseless flash. “He was one step beyond an open window when the light of the bomb was reflected, like a gigantic photographic flash, in the corridor” (P.14). Besides, the chapter two describes about the directly consequences of the explosion. The blast killed thousands of lives, and many were missing after the blast. The second chapter also talks about the courage and patriotism of the Japanese after the atomic bomb explosion. The third part talks about the lives of the victims in the ten days after the bombing. They had to live with lack of medical service that leads to permanent pain and disability, such as Toshiko Sasaki’s case. Dr. Sasaki, Father Kleinsorge and Reverend Tanimoto suffered minor injuries, so they ran away to help the less fortunate victims. In the chapter four, the author writes about the impact of the bombing on the six main characters after ten days. Some of the six main characters begin to have signs of radiation poisoning diseases as Father Kleinsorge’ health became weaker; Mr. Tanimoto becomes bedridden; Mrs. Nakamura had the hair loss; Miss Sasaki had low white blood cells, and Dr. Fujii was also treating the disease at a friend's house. The fifth chapter mentions about the lives of six victims after a year of the explosion. After the tragedy, Dr. Sasaki established a private hospital in Mukaihara. Father Kleinsorge also moved to a small