John Hersey's Hiroshima And Its Impact On The World

Upon reading John Hersey’s Hiroshima, many different feelings and reactions to the book stuck out. The impact of the bomb dropping impacted the entire world indirectly, but greatly impacted both Japan and America, for years to come. Japanese individuals were not only impacted during the time the bomb dropped, but for many years after. The American reason for bombing parts of Japan was justified, but dropping the atomic bomb took everything a step too far. Hersey’s book shows people the dark side of war, and the impact of never before used weapons. Not only does Hiroshima portray the cause of war, but it encourages what America did, therefore, Zinn would not believe in the ideals shown in the book. Hiroshima is a very important historical document that needs to be read by people across the world. …show more content…
Never before had one object inflicted so much damage, and after it occurred, it was never to occur again. World War II had raged on long enough, but America must make the last move, officials decided. The physical impacts of the dropping of the atomic bomb were left in Hiroshima, but the emotional impacts were spread across the world. Hersey’s book shows just how long the dropping of the bomb affected people. Not only were there emotional scars, many people could not find jobs for decades due to physical injuries that they couldn’t do anything about. The lasting impact of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima affected Japanese for years to come, and will continue to affect Japanese history and