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English - Summary of Hiroshima Diary
Hiroshima Diary was written by Japanese doctor Michihiko Hachiya in the two months following the dropping of atom bomb on Hiroshima. Hiroshima Diary extends an actual account of experiences of Hachiya after the atomic blast. Hachiya served as a director at Hiroshima Communications Hospital. He resided near the hospital. His home was situated about a mile from the place where the blast took place. In Hiroshima Diary, Michihiko Hachiya vividly catches the suffering and experiences of those people who suffered from the atomic blast at Hiroshima.As per Hachiya, the impact of atomic bomb blast was so potent that it ripped apart all the clothes he was wearing on his body. Both Hachiya and his spouse suffered serious burns following the blast. The way Hachiya describes his arduous journey to the hospital is indeed touching and moving. Hachiya was extended care and treatment by those hospital personnel who somehow did not accrue grave injuries owing to the blast. After reading Hiroshima Diary, readers come to get a feel of the confusion, pain, frustration, and apprehension marking the people who managed to survive the blast. Hachiya not only realistically illustrates the effects of radiation poisoning on the patients he treated, but he also delineates accurate and credible details of their ailments. He convincingly describes the serious and painful medical conditions they suffered from after the blast. The book offers a heartbreaking description of what it is like to be a victim of an atomic blast.
As per the writer, it is really important for the future generations to remember the devastation and suffering caused by the atomic blast at Hiroshima. In the book Hachiya also delves on the ethics of using atomic weapons. While talking about the blast, Michihiko Hachiya no way tries to blame anyone for the destruction that took place at Hiroshima, by the atomic weapon. He rather tries to look into the essentials of human spirit that is able to retain its innate dignity, esteem, and hope, even after suffering such a painful and agonizing tragedy. Thereby, this book is an important historical and literary text.
Word Count: 350 Words
Works Cited
Hachiya, Michihiko. Hiroshima Diary. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1995. Print.