Hiroshima response
Hiroshima changed a lot of preconceived notions I had about the atomic bomb. Firstly, I had previously never considered the idea that people were literally in the middle of living their lives, when all of a sudden the bomb was dropped. Hersey portrays the event in a very real way, that really shows what the citizens in Hiroshima were going through. Additionally, I really liked how he divided the chapter into different perspectives from a wide variety of people. This makes the event more relatable to people. I also liked his use of suspense, especially in the first chapter, when he stopped his narrative as people saw the flash.
It is also interesting how he portrays the people's perspective of the bomb. Obviously, this was the first atomic bomb ever dropped, and details describing the specific environmental results were extremely interesting. The winds, rains, and fires all added a huge deal of interest to the story. It was also amazing to see how the Japanese rallied even in spite of the most devastating bomb in history. Heresy writes in a very interesting and informative way. It is almost even a little bit intimidating to think about the amount of work and effort it took for him to literally reconstruct the event. The book shows how much work good journalism requires.
It is also interesting how he portrays the people's perspective of the bomb. Obviously, this was the first atomic bomb ever dropped, and details describing the specific environmental results were extremely interesting. The winds, rains, and fires all added a huge deal of interest to the story. It was also amazing to see how the Japanese rallied even in spite of the most devastating bomb in history. Heresy writes in a very interesting and informative way. It is almost even a little bit intimidating to think about the amount of work and effort it took for him to literally reconstruct the event. The book shows how much work good journalism requires.