The Atomic Bomb In Jonathan Fetter-Vorm's Trinity

The field of science is often regarded as emotionless, a world filled with only facts and statistics. Reality proves this is not the case, as everything humans touch is dotted with their feelings and beliefs. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man credited with the creation of the atomic bomb, is no exception to this statement; though his work on the bomb is regarded as austere, Oppenheimer’s opinions about the bomb bleed through its imperfections. Jonathan Fetter-Vorm’s novel Trinity tells the story of Oppenheimer and his work on the atomic bomb, and it employs grasping imagery and tense dialogues to show how Oppenheimer truly feels about his work. By depicting Oppenheimer as a morally conscious and reflective figure at many critical moments of

Upon hearing that the bomb had to detonate during the day instead of at night, Oppenheimer simply says, “[i]t’s been a long road” with a penitent scowl on his face (112). This image of him is subjacent to other panels on the page, and the shadows draw specific detail to his downturned eyes. The weight of what the atomic bomb did hit Oppenheimer at that moment. He knew that detonating the bomb during the day meant more people had to suffer. Oppenheimer's suppressed emotions during the development of the bomb were finally released, painting a sorrowful

The bomb drew upon decades of research from scientists far and wide and paved the way for the future of both sustainable energy and warfare. It decimated a nation yet still brought the rest of the world together. This sense of duality is paralleled in the sense that some were proud of what the bomb did, while others thought it to be terrible. Oppenheimer spent his days after the bomb constantly asking if what he did was right, but these questions were not new. They were the same ones he had been asking since he began working on the bomb. Oppenheimer's work was plagued by feelings of uncertainty, and these feelings spilled into his personal life. Some say that science has no room for human emotions, but what is more human than trying to figure out exactly how the world