“The Scar”
Topic: The Scar relives through the events of the Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of a Japanese survivor, Emiko Okamoto.
Thesis: The Hiroshima bombing is a shameful spot on the humanity’s conscience.
Techniques:
Throughout the essay, various techniques of persuasive strategies could be found within the context of the story. References of allusion could be found alongside a quote by a military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, who promoted the significance of moral in many aspects of war. The quote, “Force to meet force arms itself with the inventions of art and science”, is a mimicking the very quote from Clausewitz himself, “Violence arms itself with the inventions of art and science." The author also referred to a quote by Herman Kahn, a military strategist who worked in the RAND Corporation. He suggests we should learn to adapt to the unthinkable, for “We did not expect illustrations in a book of surgery to be captioned ‘Good health is preferable to this kind of cancer’, or “and now there is a lot of blood,” nor “this particular cut really hurts… To dwell on such things is morbid.” While Herman Kahn is trying to tell us its
…show more content…
Near the beginning of the story, the author portrays a peaceful, everyday life setting in Hiroshima, and describes it as “It was a lovely morning”, and “It’s a very beautiful day.” This is ironic because it displays how oblivious the Japanese people were to the potential danger that was about to occur. It further emphasizes the innocence of the Japanese citizens who are clueless about the pain their leaders has inflicted upon other countries, and the hurt they are about to endure themselves. The name of the atomic bomb itself is also very ironic, for it is named the “little boy”. Despite its seemingly harmless name, the bomb itself caused massive casualties and damage, for the destruction it had resulted in is nowhere near