In the book "Hiroshima" by John Hersey, the author portrays an emotional journey through the of surviving civilians of the atomic bomb. As I began reading the first few chapters I came to a realization I had read this book before, I reflected on what I could remember and continued on. As finished the book I felt the same way I need the first time I read it saddened but all the suffering and destruction. Mr. Hersey lay out a simple presentation of six survivors all from different classes and occupations and their whereabouts during the time the bomb was drop. The pre-existing feelings on the civilians at the time were very tense and anxious as the possibility of raids in their hometowns could happen at any time, the survivors would never