In the chapter entitled Details are being investigated, the author, John Hersey, begins the chapter describing the situation at Asuno Park. First, John Hersey, writes that help has been announced to be coming, bringing much relief to the citizens in Asuno Park. In addition, Father Kleinsorge, finds two girls of the Kataoka family one 13-year old girl and one 5-year old boy, the two children believe that their mother is dead but later on in the chapter is reunited with their mother who is still alive. Furthermore, details about the bomb landed on Hiroshima is revealed and was said to be a bomb so much bigger and greater than the last atomic bomb used in other wars. After, Hersey talks about his first main character, Mr. Tanimoto, Mr. Tanimoto
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Mr. Tanimoto continues helping the injured and helped a lot of people on the sand pits of the river to higher ground in hopes that they don't drown in the river once the tides rise up. Unfortunately, Mr. Tanimoto fails in moving them to higher ground and later realizes that the area he has moved them too is probably covered in water and that he saw many bodies floating on the river. In addition to Mr. Tanimoto's story, he also reunites with one of his enemies who hated Christianity, Mr. Tanaka, and reads him a Psalm during the last minutes of his life. Dr. Sasaki however, experienced the true horrors and worked 19 hours straight aiding the injured, he sneakily crept to the back of the hospital and slept for an hour but is later found by the people of Hiroshima and continues working for the next 3 days. But eventually after all his work he heads home to make sure that his mother is still alive. Finally, Miss Sasaki, after being abandoned and helpless for two days she is eventually found but faints in the process of bringing her to numerous
Mr. Tanimoto continues helping the injured and helped a lot of people on the sand pits of the river to higher ground in hopes that they don't drown in the river once the tides rise up. Unfortunately, Mr. Tanimoto fails in moving them to higher ground and later realizes that the area he has moved them too is probably covered in water and that he saw many bodies floating on the river. In addition to Mr. Tanimoto's story, he also reunites with one of his enemies who hated Christianity, Mr. Tanaka, and reads him a Psalm during the last minutes of his life. Dr. Sasaki however, experienced the true horrors and worked 19 hours straight aiding the injured, he sneakily crept to the back of the hospital and slept for an hour but is later found by the people of Hiroshima and continues working for the next 3 days. But eventually after all his work he heads home to make sure that his mother is still alive. Finally, Miss Sasaki, after being abandoned and helpless for two days she is eventually found but faints in the process of bringing her to numerous