In August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The intention of the bomb was to end World War 2, but Americans did not realize how destructive the bomb would be on the Japanese citizens. Immediately after the bomb, victims reacted differently in what they found more important as they struggled to adapt with the aftermath of the bombing. In the book “Hiroshima” by John Hersey, he discusses the topic of survival amidst devastation through six survivors; he uses examples of the different viewpoints of what was important to them after the bomb, most specifically the importance of their family members. After the bomb, survivors found similar importance of wishing to help others and to be with their family members as they experienced
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Some people of Hiroshima, at the time the bomb went off, were with their family; however, there were many who didn’t have their family in the city or in nearby towns. Like Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who lived alone in Hiroshima while his wife and baby lived in Ushida. Immediately after the bomb, Mr. Tanimoto’s first instinct was to help those around him. Since many houses collapsed and people were buried under rummage, he decided to help because he was safe and unhurt. In the text it describes him watching a woman walk by as she is grabbing her head, while supporting a small boy on her back. Mr. Tanimoto helped the woman, and then transferred the child into his own back and led them to the temporary hospital at a school. As they walked to the school for shelter, he realized the major damage that the bomb had caused (Hersey 18). Soon he began to think about the people that mattered in his life, like his family, and his church. The bomb impacted him greatly as he felt fear in not knowing what was going to happen next. Mr. Tanimoto found important to ensure his safety and nearby citizens to whom he was able to help after the bombing. With his family being in his thoughts, he went on to search for them as he didn’t know whether they were safe or not. Along with many survivors, they were anxious, but others had no choice but to act fast in reacting to this …show more content…
In fact many victims stories included in “Reclaiming the Authorship of Hiroshima Testimonies” by Makito Yurita, described the emotional struggles that victims faced; they were badly hurt and wished to help in any way possible. As stated in the text “many survivors have shown their pain of not being able to do humanly acts of saving others” (Yurita 46). Numerous victims, including 12 year old Kuniyoshi Aikawa, found important to help others. A woman in which was injured near Kuniyoshi, who was buried under house ruins, was badly injured; even when he was buried himself he wanted to help but physically couldn 't. Some victims were mainly concerned in helping others, while their desire was to help people. Kuniyoshi found it necessary to help those around him even if he could not do much himself. Other victim’s mainly focused on helping their family members to safety before helping nearby
Some people of Hiroshima, at the time the bomb went off, were with their family; however, there were many who didn’t have their family in the city or in nearby towns. Like Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who lived alone in Hiroshima while his wife and baby lived in Ushida. Immediately after the bomb, Mr. Tanimoto’s first instinct was to help those around him. Since many houses collapsed and people were buried under rummage, he decided to help because he was safe and unhurt. In the text it describes him watching a woman walk by as she is grabbing her head, while supporting a small boy on her back. Mr. Tanimoto helped the woman, and then transferred the child into his own back and led them to the temporary hospital at a school. As they walked to the school for shelter, he realized the major damage that the bomb had caused (Hersey 18). Soon he began to think about the people that mattered in his life, like his family, and his church. The bomb impacted him greatly as he felt fear in not knowing what was going to happen next. Mr. Tanimoto found important to ensure his safety and nearby citizens to whom he was able to help after the bombing. With his family being in his thoughts, he went on to search for them as he didn’t know whether they were safe or not. Along with many survivors, they were anxious, but others had no choice but to act fast in reacting to this …show more content…
In fact many victims stories included in “Reclaiming the Authorship of Hiroshima Testimonies” by Makito Yurita, described the emotional struggles that victims faced; they were badly hurt and wished to help in any way possible. As stated in the text “many survivors have shown their pain of not being able to do humanly acts of saving others” (Yurita 46). Numerous victims, including 12 year old Kuniyoshi Aikawa, found important to help others. A woman in which was injured near Kuniyoshi, who was buried under house ruins, was badly injured; even when he was buried himself he wanted to help but physically couldn 't. Some victims were mainly concerned in helping others, while their desire was to help people. Kuniyoshi found it necessary to help those around him even if he could not do much himself. Other victim’s mainly focused on helping their family members to safety before helping nearby