The Bombing of Hiroshima is the first-hand account of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It was written by Yamaoka Michicho in order to express her opinion on the use of the atomic bomb. She believes that using the atomic bomb was inhumane and inexcusable. She intended for this to be seen by the Americans; to inform them of the pain and tragedy that they caused when they dropped the atomic bomb. Michicho writes about the effects of the bomb on ordinary citizens, who had done nothing to provoke the suffering they endured. Many were at work, or in their homes when the bomb was dropped. The immediate damage done from the blast is also described in the account by Michicho. Many citizens, if not killed in the initial blast, died soon after from
