Summary Of Hiroshima By John Hersey

Throughout the article, New Yorker article on Hiroshima by John Hersey goes through details to explain true stories of people that fell victim to this harsh crime. Hersey describes the timeline of several different people, explaining their thoughts and sights they were experiencing during the time of the bomb. They stories in this article are completely heartbreaking, they will bring one to realization of how bad the bombing really did affect the people of Hiroshima. He also goes through how they came together as one to rebuild their lives. Through this paper, I will go through my own thoughts and opinions about the stories that are being brought to light in this article. In the beginning of Hersey’s article, he starts out with two dry
I believe it causes so much destruction and pain to so many human beings. It becomes hard for Americans to visualize what it is like to live in a actual war zone. While reading this article I was able to picture of the horrors of the bomb. Mr. Tanimoto says, “It seemed a sheet of sun.” The Japanese soldiers had created dug outs to protect themselves but once they walked out after the bomb, they came out with blood running down their body. Nobody was really safe. I believe it is completely unethical for anyone or country to bomb another. It is ridiculous to destroy homes, agriculture, and lives because of political affairs. Nothing like this can ever be justifiable. Murdering thousands will never be right in my eyes, in any circumstances. The idea of people being able to cause such devastating harm to one another, the idea of people not holding the value of life in the proper regard, the justification of man’s wrongdoings, and most importantly, the capabilities of man. It is important to remember that the event’s in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are unspeakable; however they are a small sample size of