The Trinity by Johnathan Fetter-Vorm depicts the history of the making and drop of the first atomic bomb created during the World War Two era. Fetter-Vorm effectively creates a highly crafted argument that is designed to elicit a response from the readers while illustrating an unbiased and educational story. He challenges the people of the future to remember the previous mistakes of the past so that they will not follow in the footsteps of the ones before them. Fetter-Vorm’s use of specific literary techniques, such as juxtaposition, shading, and graphic weight, to highlight his argument that effectively exploits the dishonorable principles of our country’s greatest minds and leaders, subsequently exposing the dark nature of the “Land of the Free.”
The usage of juxtaposition throughout the novel slyly reveals the lack of …show more content…
To emphasize, he displays two young boys who have been injured and killed by the bomb's blast (122 and 123). The dark silhouettes are a great contrast to the white background of the illustration, but it does not elicit an extreme emotion from the audience, they are emotionally unattached, and nothing is personally felt. However, by comparing this to pages 128 and 129, the author presents the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. There are numerous bodies sprawled around the river and it is truly a devastating sight; in the bottom of page 129 one can even see as a mother holds what appears to be a baby or young child. In this scene, the bodies injured, and dead bodies are shaded dark, except for the young boy who stands on the bridge. When introducing both scenarios, the weight of the situation is heavier as more bodies are shown. It emphasizes the epic loss and damage done to the citizens of the cites and effectively makes the audience feel the pain and loss we have caused upon thousands of
The usage of juxtaposition throughout the novel slyly reveals the lack of …show more content…
To emphasize, he displays two young boys who have been injured and killed by the bomb's blast (122 and 123). The dark silhouettes are a great contrast to the white background of the illustration, but it does not elicit an extreme emotion from the audience, they are emotionally unattached, and nothing is personally felt. However, by comparing this to pages 128 and 129, the author presents the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. There are numerous bodies sprawled around the river and it is truly a devastating sight; in the bottom of page 129 one can even see as a mother holds what appears to be a baby or young child. In this scene, the bodies injured, and dead bodies are shaded dark, except for the young boy who stands on the bridge. When introducing both scenarios, the weight of the situation is heavier as more bodies are shown. It emphasizes the epic loss and damage done to the citizens of the cites and effectively makes the audience feel the pain and loss we have caused upon thousands of