As I stated in class on Wednesday, “the book Hiroshima made me very angry.” There is
no doubt in my mind that it was a well written piece of literature, from the
enemy’s perspective. What angered me about the book was the sense of guilt that
it made me feel and the feeling of sympathy for the Japanese civilians of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As I read about the suffering of the people, the
censorship of the American and Japanese governments I felt bad. This feeling of
guilt and sympathy quickly subsided and I grew angry at myself. They were not
victims they were the aggressors, I have stated that before. If I were looking
to feel bad I would think about the families of the 2,402 Americans killed on December
7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The Japanese should not be pitied
for the bombings. We were at war, people die. That is war!
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