Introduction The book Hiroshima was written by Pulitzer- Prize winning author John Hersey in 1985. This tragic story tells how six people somehow survived an atomic bomb that was dropped on their hometown of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This shows the hardships these six people had to face during and after the disaster. Hiroshima was written off of true events that occurred during the end of World War II.
Summary
On August 6, 1945, American forces dropped an atomic bomb in japan in efforts to stop the war. This attack however killed hundreds of thousands of people. Six survivors however – 2 doctors, 2 women, and 2 men somehow survived this blast. It is a miracle that these people were able to survive not only the blast itself but also the radiation that it left after the explosion. These victims survived however with no medical treatment; how they did it was unknown. Hersey not only shows the bravery of these survivors but also tells of the hardships these humans had to face just to survive.
The Moral or Ethnic Struggle of Hiroshima
The main moral of Hiroshima that caught my attention was the debate on whether if the U.S. should have dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Hersey does an extraordinary job in telling about true accounts on which happened after the bombing. How could it affect our world if we had not dropped the bomb? We will never know because that is the past but it was a necessary cause to help end that deadly war. Without this act by the U.S., World War II might not have ended for another year.
Usage of Science Hiroshima was based around science. It was the story of the great atomic bomb and all of its radioactive side effects. So yes! Of course this book has to do with science. I found science throughout this book. The radiation poisoning caused by the atomic bomb exploding is just an example of science. This work of non-fiction was built around