World war two. Stereotypically seen as the war of good versus evil. Righteousness versus cruelty. Allies and Axis. Good and evil? It was clear to see that what the Axis Powers were doing was morally wrong. And it was morally right to defeat them, but to the ends justify the means? The US helped defeat one of the Axis power, Japan but did that justify dropping an atomic bomb on a Japanese city killing millions of innocent lives. Does it justify them putting all Japanese related people in the US, in concentration camps. These two texts, "Hiroshima" by John Hersey, and "Bracelet" by Yoshiko Uchida both persuade their audience that in this case the US' ends did not justify their means in World War II. Although both text have the same purpose in
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Both Hersey and Uchida use personal stories to persuade their audience that the United States’ ends did not justify their means. In Hiroshima Mr. Tanimoto ran into the city to search for his wife and child who had just arrived in time for the explosion. When he found them, “ Mr. Tanimoto was so emotionally worn out that nothing could surprise him. He did not embrace his wife; he simply said, ‘ Oh, you are safe’”(Hersey, 30). Hersey’s audience in this text was the american people during world war two whose perspective on the Japanese was that they were inhumane and therefore dropping the bomb was just. here he uses mr. tanimoto’s personal story to show his audience the typical Japanese person with human qualities such as worrying for his family and being “emotionally worn out” from the horrific view of the effect of the bomb on the people running out of the city with severe wounds. this allows the reader to grasp the experience of bomb inspiring sympathy for those who were affected. this changes their perspective and persuades them to believe that the defeating the Japanese did not justify the dropping of the bomb. This shows how hersey used personal stories to persuade his audience. The …show more content…
It is more persuasive in bracelet. Because the first person of competency better job of conveying emotion. Before they left the house the main character says, "I hadn't planned to cry, but the tears came suddenly, and I wipe them away at the back of my hand. I didn't want my older sister to see me crying 'it's time it's almost time Ruri' my mother said gently. Her face was filled with deep sorrow I had never seen before"(Uchida 1-2). The words tear and deep sorrow the reader a sense of the solemn mood. The mood in this personal story helps the reader get a better understanding of the situation and the experience this allows the reader to feel sympathy for the character because the reader can relate to the vivid emotions that the character describes. This is why this text persuades reader more effectively that the US' ends did not justify the means. Hiroshima was very persuasive it into such a good job in describing the emotions and instead focused on everything happening while that is important the reader can easily relate emotions to understand the actual personal experience bracelet appeal to the readers emotions better inspiring more
Both Hersey and Uchida use personal stories to persuade their audience that the United States’ ends did not justify their means. In Hiroshima Mr. Tanimoto ran into the city to search for his wife and child who had just arrived in time for the explosion. When he found them, “ Mr. Tanimoto was so emotionally worn out that nothing could surprise him. He did not embrace his wife; he simply said, ‘ Oh, you are safe’”(Hersey, 30). Hersey’s audience in this text was the american people during world war two whose perspective on the Japanese was that they were inhumane and therefore dropping the bomb was just. here he uses mr. tanimoto’s personal story to show his audience the typical Japanese person with human qualities such as worrying for his family and being “emotionally worn out” from the horrific view of the effect of the bomb on the people running out of the city with severe wounds. this allows the reader to grasp the experience of bomb inspiring sympathy for those who were affected. this changes their perspective and persuades them to believe that the defeating the Japanese did not justify the dropping of the bomb. This shows how hersey used personal stories to persuade his audience. The …show more content…
It is more persuasive in bracelet. Because the first person of competency better job of conveying emotion. Before they left the house the main character says, "I hadn't planned to cry, but the tears came suddenly, and I wipe them away at the back of my hand. I didn't want my older sister to see me crying 'it's time it's almost time Ruri' my mother said gently. Her face was filled with deep sorrow I had never seen before"(Uchida 1-2). The words tear and deep sorrow the reader a sense of the solemn mood. The mood in this personal story helps the reader get a better understanding of the situation and the experience this allows the reader to feel sympathy for the character because the reader can relate to the vivid emotions that the character describes. This is why this text persuades reader more effectively that the US' ends did not justify the means. Hiroshima was very persuasive it into such a good job in describing the emotions and instead focused on everything happening while that is important the reader can easily relate emotions to understand the actual personal experience bracelet appeal to the readers emotions better inspiring more