Smoke would fill the air and dust would burn your lungs. People that were standing moments ago are now fallen; some dead and some wailing cries of hysteria and pain. You stand in the midst of everything. Not quite coherent and in a daze, but awake enough to know that this was a moment of true tragedy. The bombing of Hiroshima was a gloomy day. It wasn’t just a bomb it was an Atomic Bomb. World War II just entered the sixth year of battle. The United States decided that now was the time to end the war. They bombed Hiroshima, Japan and then invaded the mainland with their allies. The bomb killed between 90,000 – 166,000 people in a course of four months. Over half of those numbers died the first day and the others died from burns, radiation
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He wrote it about six different people: two doctors, two religious men, and two women. In the first chapter he tells about what each person was doing when the bomb went off. The first was Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
The Reverend attended school in the United States and then returned to Japan. He wanted to show his home country that he was still loyal to them though. He volunteered to help organize an air raid defense against the U.S. Hiroshima, at the time, had not been hit by any raids. There were rumors that the Americans were saving something special for Hiroshima. So some people were …show more content…
Her three kids were sleeping at the time and she didn’t want to wake them. Shortly after she talked to her neighbor and they both agreed to stay home unless there was a more urgent warning. When the bombs went off, Mrs. Nakamura noticed her neighbor trying to tear his house down for a fire lane. We learn later that he dies instantly.
Hatsuyo Nakamura was very fortunate because none of her kids we injured badly. She did have help them get out of the debris that remained of their home. She had to leave everything she knew behind; including her job as a tailor. It was hard for her to part from her sewing machine, but she got her kids and headed for a safer place at Asano Park. I couldn’t imagine pulling my kids out of a fallen building. Not knowing for sure if they were fully okay would unravel me.
In years down the road, we also find out that a lot of businesses wouldn’t hire anyone with the classification A-bomb sickness. She had it and for that reason, she lived in poverty. Her son started working when he could so she could retire. We also learn that there is a law passed in 1975. It granted money in the form of a monthly allowance to the A-bombed
He wrote it about six different people: two doctors, two religious men, and two women. In the first chapter he tells about what each person was doing when the bomb went off. The first was Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
The Reverend attended school in the United States and then returned to Japan. He wanted to show his home country that he was still loyal to them though. He volunteered to help organize an air raid defense against the U.S. Hiroshima, at the time, had not been hit by any raids. There were rumors that the Americans were saving something special for Hiroshima. So some people were …show more content…
Her three kids were sleeping at the time and she didn’t want to wake them. Shortly after she talked to her neighbor and they both agreed to stay home unless there was a more urgent warning. When the bombs went off, Mrs. Nakamura noticed her neighbor trying to tear his house down for a fire lane. We learn later that he dies instantly.
Hatsuyo Nakamura was very fortunate because none of her kids we injured badly. She did have help them get out of the debris that remained of their home. She had to leave everything she knew behind; including her job as a tailor. It was hard for her to part from her sewing machine, but she got her kids and headed for a safer place at Asano Park. I couldn’t imagine pulling my kids out of a fallen building. Not knowing for sure if they were fully okay would unravel me.
In years down the road, we also find out that a lot of businesses wouldn’t hire anyone with the classification A-bomb sickness. She had it and for that reason, she lived in poverty. Her son started working when he could so she could retire. We also learn that there is a law passed in 1975. It granted money in the form of a monthly allowance to the A-bombed