Hiroshima As Depicted In The Book Hiroshima By Hershey

Summer is Good, School is Bad
Naturally, the human population glorifies the idea of a simple and defined struggle between one easily adored front and one easily hated opposition. “The war of good and evil is mightiest in mightiest souls, and even in the darkest time the heart will maintain its right against the hardest creed”(Froude 13), yet beyond the darkness around the heart lies a depth and complexity previously unexplored, and behind this creed is a motive unbeknownst to the heart and it’s ever-favorable struggle. The acceptance of this particular idea reduces the strain on the imperfect mind and provides a motive for any action, enabling humans to focus and remain avowedly committed to their cause. Truly, the prophesied war between …show more content…
In every recount of the event, the city of Hiroshima lays still, peaceful, and serene before the bomb, as if the memory of this relatively “good” time is a dream, which Hershey embraces and uses to his advantage. The use of the phrase “human being” is an intensely important concept, because it refers to a being that is displaying human traits, that can relate to a human, and not a Homo sapien of a specific species . A human being as any sentient, conscious, and sentimental living organism, implying that all residents of the ghastly town felt the effects of the bomb. This particular phrasing, outlining both a sleepy and still town and a relatable being that thinks and emotes, yet feels the cold embrace of death before the natural time, creates a picturesque heroic force in the story of the bombed town. However, it is easy to forget Nagasaki, a neighboring town of a lesser size hit with the same force and intensity, simply because it is less popular and less favorable, and it easily slips from the mind because imagining all aspects of this situation is