In the last century, humanity had faced many wars, economic crisis, and natural disasters that have destroyed people’s lives. One of the most notable and famous event in the last century is the drop of atomic bomb at Hiroshima. Although, not all events were caused by man-kind, events that have forever changed the lives of others were caused by people. People, who have caused the events, cope negatively with guilt in order to try to see themselves innocently as they were once before. This can be seen throughout the book, The Ash Garden, as they keep reliving the moment of the bombing, blame other people of their own choice, and feels that they are the victims of the event. People easily forget the things they did wrong and mostly remember
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As stated before, Emiko feels that she is the victim of the cruel treatment of the American doctors. She wants to tell the world about her victimization of this event so that she can relieve herself from the traumatic past. Other characters however, do not say in actual words that they are one of the victims. Instead it is shown through their action and in the view of people surrounding the character. For example, Anton was not able to adapt to his normal life after war. “He talked about his ambition, about their finding a way in the world. But most often he returned to his time in Japan.”(pg66) Anton is portrayed as one of the victim, although he was one of the people who created the atomic bomb, he tries to relieve himself by talking to other people about the people he have met during his business trip to japan. This action can be seen as craving for empathy, he wanted other people relate to him so that other people see him as one of the victim. “ He cried into her skin and into the darkness that was quickly replacing the fading light that had been her face.”(pg235) Sophie brings him to the righteous path, but it was only by the time when she died due to Lupus. Victimizing themselves, they were able to relieve themselves from the pressure and uneasiness of the mind. In the book The Ash Garden, the characters face series of hardship due to avoiding responsibility of the aftermath. People try
As stated before, Emiko feels that she is the victim of the cruel treatment of the American doctors. She wants to tell the world about her victimization of this event so that she can relieve herself from the traumatic past. Other characters however, do not say in actual words that they are one of the victims. Instead it is shown through their action and in the view of people surrounding the character. For example, Anton was not able to adapt to his normal life after war. “He talked about his ambition, about their finding a way in the world. But most often he returned to his time in Japan.”(pg66) Anton is portrayed as one of the victim, although he was one of the people who created the atomic bomb, he tries to relieve himself by talking to other people about the people he have met during his business trip to japan. This action can be seen as craving for empathy, he wanted other people relate to him so that other people see him as one of the victim. “ He cried into her skin and into the darkness that was quickly replacing the fading light that had been her face.”(pg235) Sophie brings him to the righteous path, but it was only by the time when she died due to Lupus. Victimizing themselves, they were able to relieve themselves from the pressure and uneasiness of the mind. In the book The Ash Garden, the characters face series of hardship due to avoiding responsibility of the aftermath. People try