The Neutral Narrator Or Unbiased In John Hersey's Hiroshima

John Hersey, an American writer and journalist wrote a popular non-fiction book named, Hiroshima. A book written to reveal, specifically to Americans the horrific disaster the first atomic bomb used in human history, brought to its victim, Hiroshima, Japan. As an non-fiction book, Hersey had the responsibility of remaining an unbiased narrator. Creating a great debation whether or not, Hersey effectively pursued a flat style of writing throughout the writing of Hiroshima. After reading the book myself, and further investigating, I have came to the conclusion, John Hersey did not remain a neutral narrator nor unbiased. From the start, Hersey’s tone throughout the book remained biased toward the victims of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. “Possibly they were too terrified by it to want to think about it at all.” (Hersey, 117). In this quote we find Hersey, stating his opinion. Readers are swayed into the believe that all Japanese were terrified to …show more content…
“There faces were wholly burned, their eye sockets were hollow, the fluid from their melted eyes had run down their cheeks” (Hersey, 51). By the diction Hersey implies we can sense the author, luring readers to feel remorse toward the victims of the bombing in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. As a human, it is nearly impossible to remain at a normal state upon hearing such description. Hersey's arrangement of traumatizing wordings pursues readers into the believe of American cruelty and inhumanity. “Dr.Fujii said approximately the same thing about the use of the bomb to Father Kleinsorge on evening, in German” (Hersey, 117). In this quote, Hersey states his own opinion once again, upon the words of Dr.Fujii. He stated Dr. Fujii had communicating something similar to that of Mrs.Nakamura. We were not told the words of Dr.Fujii and have no method to approve or disapprove of his opinion. Leading readers into Hersey’s bias