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Hiroshima By John Hersey

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Hiroshima by John Hersey, Publisher Penguin Books Harmondsworth Middlesex England (New Yorker, 1946) .V + 133 pp. Reviewed by Odile Kenmoe, November 2, 2015.

Born on June 17, 1914 in China, particularly in Tientsin, the author of Hiroshima John Richard was compassionate Journalist. John Richard Hersey parent was American missionaries Roscoe M. and Grace Hersey. He grew up in China, and this is why he spoke Chinese fluently. John Hersey favorite time was exercised his imagination with reading and writing. Hersey attended the American School. He also attended British Grammar School. Hersey graduated in literature at Cambridge University due to the fact that he moved to the United States of America with his families at the age ten. He also worked …show more content…

These victims are: Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamara make me feels a great deal of sympathy for her. She was a widow because of the horrific effects of the nuclear weapon. I first share Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamara pity for her neighbors who were taking his house apart. In order hand, I was worried about Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamara when her children painted a picture of a woman who had many troubles in her life before the dropping of the atomic bomb. She was a caring mother as every mother because Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamara first thought when the bomb was dropped was her kids. Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamara is an active woman. She does her best to take care of her family. Next is Father William Kleinsorge Father Kleinsorge was a German priest who leads a life of selflessness before and after the bombing. He was always willing to help others. despite the illness of Father Kleinsorge, he directs civilians the morning of August 6, 1945. Despite the fact that he was dealing with serious radiation illness, he stops in the name of God to report that the parish was destroyed at the police station. I truth appreciate Father Kleinsorge devotion of helping authors. If Father Kleinsorge had the power of giving life to someone, he would have done it without hesitated because digging people out of the debris was like try to give their normal life back. He deserved to be a Father as he was because Father Kleinsorge sacrifices his own health to help victims.Father Kleinsorge continued his generosity performing numerous baptisms,and weddings. In addition, Dr. Terufumi Sasaki lived a life of compassion and hard work. He possessed a wealth and this allows him to defend himself against ghosts that haunt him after the bombardment of Japan the day after August 6, 1945. He worked as a certified physician in the hospital of the Red Cross in Hiroshima. The bombing of Japan will be the beginning of a hard work for Doctor Terufumi. He went back and forth between patients to

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