What Are The Effects Of Theodore Taylor Atomic Bomb Testing

The U.S. dropped the first atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 (Fessenden). They needed further research on this bomb and came to a consensus to test it on Bikini Atoll primarily because of their large lagoon (Taylor 79). At the time, Bikinians didn’t have the knowledge to understand what an atomic bomb was and were very confused when they were told to move. After the Bikinians finally returned to Bikini and saw the aftermath of the bomb, they immediately regretted what they’ve let the Americans do. Theodore Taylor was one of the U.S. Navy who participated in the bomb testing, as he states in the book that he wrote, “The Bomb”, in the Author’s Note, “In 1946, I served aboard the USS Sumner as a deck officer and was involved

have done and is based on a Bikinian’s point of view. This helps people understand how the atomic bomb testing exactly harmed and affected their lives, which is a reason why Taylor writing the book, makes up for the radiation damage created by the testing that he supported. It helps people realize the poor things that the Americans have actually done. The Bikinians would appreciate others understanding their point of view and not just the Americans, because it would notify people of how this action taken by the U.S. was very selfish and how the testing actually had a poor impact on other people, instead of how it just helped the U.S. Navy learn more about atomic bombs and their effects to it. Theodore Taylor incorporated many negative things that the U.S. have done throughout the whole testing. For example, how they completely lied to convince the Bikinians to move. The governor promises the Bikinians that everything would be the same when they return after the testing (Taylor 80). Nevertheless, the island completely changed and was affected by the bomb. Most of the palms were dead, trash was everywhere, concrete was broken, houses were destroyed, and the islands became a waste dump (Taylor 159). By Theodore Taylor stating in the book the negative things that the U.S. have done, people start to understand how the Bikinians felt and what their point of view was