Black Rain Essay -- Japan WWI Hiroshima Bombing Atomic Essays

Black RainThe novel, Black Rain, is a first hand recall of the events of a mans life during the bombing of Hiroshima. The main character, Shigematsu Shizuma, is concerned that his niece, Yasuko, will be unable to marry because prospective husbands are scared off collectible to the fact that she was near the bombing and that her or her children will suffer the effects of this radiation sickness that had already affected so many. In his quest to disco very(prenominal) a husband for his niece he decides to rewrite his journal of the bombing of Hiroshima. It is his copying of this journal that takes the reader though the treacherous events of the bombing and the effects on his and others lives. Mr. Shizuma writes of either detail of the bombing. He describes the bombs blinding white light and the mushroom cloud that followed and he also describes the people. He tells of the strange burns on peoples bodies. He tells of familys journey back into the city of Hiroshima to try to find lost loved ones. And he tells of the survivors struggles as well, from the radiation sickness to the small rations of sift and beans distributed to the people. He also seems very inquisitive about what kind of bomb fell on the city. The journal ends with the surrender of Japan and the book ends with his niece becoming very ill with the radiation sickness.This novel is like many other Japanese stories in that it is not a very cheerful book. There is no happy ending and the novel is filled with many gruesome de...