This novel takes place on the morning of August 6, 1945. The American army had dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima, Japan was home to over 250,000 residents. This bomb injures around one hundred thousand people and kills around another one hundred thousand people. In Hersey’s novel, we see him show the lives of six survivors from the time bomb drops to a few months after. The survivors discussed, include two women, two doctors, and two priests. We are told the problems each character experience regarding the explosion of the bomb.
Mr. Kiyoshi who is a Methodist pastor is uninjured by the explosion, Mr Kiyoshi helps people around the city get to safety as the fire from the bombing begins to spread around the city.
Mr. Kiyoshi who is a Methodist pastor is uninjured by the explosion, Mr Kiyoshi helps people around the city get to safety as the fire from the bombing begins to spread around the city.