Why Is Hiroshima Necessary

Hiroshima

August 1945; The United of States of America decided to unexpectedly drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a result of the atomic bombings it killed 90,000–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. Some Americans reacted with sympathy while others stood against America’s choice to land the bombs in Japan. One famous book that goes by the title of, “Hiroshima.” goes on to give vivid descriptions of the day of the bombing following up years later of characters. “Hiroshima” by John Hersey was praised by many as being an instant classic that used a calm narrative and vivid characterizations. While others critiqued the book going on to say that the book would cause Americans to feel compassionate towards the Japanese. Hiroshima by John Hersey which was published in the year of 1945 is still used and seen has an

important piece of work.
After the unexpected atomic bombings that left hundreds of thousands of Japanese dead or severely injured it left Americans back home questioning the motives of the United States.

“Was it really necessary for the United States to have dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki surprisingly?” It wasn’t necessary for the United States of America to have dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki because it totally decimated Japan. The atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan were completely uncalled for and were an excessive show of force which could have been easily avoided through diplomatic means. The bomb sites of Japan had lasting effects of nuclear blast, thousands of children without families, and severely injured people who died from injuries. For example, in the book “Hiroshima”, Father Kleinsorge a character who was a survivor from the atomic bombing, never recovers from radiation sickness and died in a result. Harmless, innocent civilians were brutally murdered, the subsequent radiation made the cities unlivable for the longest time, and the environment was harmed

horribly.
John Hersey knew exactly what message he was trying pull across with the book, “Hiroshima” as it taught Americans an important message on nuclear arms. Being that the book was published in 1945 and nuclear arms being a fairly new war strategy that was used to almost wipe away the opponent’s population it proved a lot. John Hersey was trying to prove that nuclear arms had the capability to cause substantial damage and leave long lasting effects. Back to the book, “Hiroshima” the author goes on to explain a character stumbling upon a group of twenty soldiers in the woods, so terribly burned that their mouths are swollen up and their eyes melted. This one atomic bomb that was dropped in the two different cities so unexpectedly caused unexpected damage to huge population of human beings.
In conclusion, “Hiroshima” portrayed the lives of the survivors of that atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The United States of America decided that one day out of the blue they would send an atomic bomb down and let Japan deal with the consequences. Those consequences being roughly 90,000-146,000 thousand people dead, thousands severely injured, and others that were left with lifelong effects.