Hiroshima is a story told by John Hersey about six survivors of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in August 6, 1945. This blog will serve as a place to discuss some of the issues and themes that Hersey's story covers.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Hiroshima - Final post
In this novel we saw the same "I" to "we" theme that was in The Grapes of Wrath. How was this theme in the novel? Also, what are some ways that you can become involved in your community to help out people in need?
In this book the "I" to "We" is demostrated because many of the uninjured people enlisted in helping out the less fortunate. A big character is this book that i believed helped the most was Dr. Sasaki. He worked at the Red Cross and was one of the only doctors that was not hurt. At one point he stayed up for three days with only one hours sleep in order to help out all the hurt patients. In your community you could help out by volunteering at various places that would benfit the memebers of the community, like a nursery home or smaller forms of community service.
The form of "I" to "We" was presented in this novel because there were many injured people from the dropping of the bomb, but there were also many people that were less unaffected. The people that were not affected as much forgot about their worries and considered the injuries of the others by helping them out. Some ways my community could be helped are helping out with organizations such as the Salvation Army.
"I" to "We" was put forth in this novel in the form of help. there were many, many people injured from the dropping of bomb. Many people were very badly injured but they still helped others that were worse off. i think a big part of that was their culture because Mr. Tanimoto kept apologizing that he wasn't hurt, but nevertheless,they all helped one another get out of under buildings, get to a hospital or safe place, or just something as simple as getiing water.
The "I" to "We" is being shown in this book kind of like how it's shown in Grapes of Wrath, but different in a way too. There were many people who were injured and there were many that weren't injured by the bomb. The people who weren't injured could easily say that they are okay and move on with their lives but yet some of them helped out the people who were injured. Ways that you can become involved in your community is by community service, help out with charities, help out the elderly, mant things.
"I" to "we" is evident in this novel because after the dropping of the bomb, many people were very badly injured and in need of help. This help came from many of the people who were injured themselves but in less ways. While many of the people that were helping had lost family members and their homes, they were still willing. I could help people in need by helping shovel or rake for the elderly, volunteer at many different organizations, or even donate to charities.
The "I" to "We" theme is displayed in this novel because after the bomb is dropped the unwounded and lightly wounded people stay in Hiroshima and help the ones that are heavily wounded rather than flee the leveled city. To help people in need in my community I could shovel or rake for the elderly or visit the elderly people at the nursing home that never get any visitors, or volunteer at church or Community 2000.
In the book there were many people that after the bomb they were helping their neighbors out and the doctor were constently helping people. Even though this was terrifying for everyone they were still helping out. Then there were some people that only cared about themselves and their family and did not help out people. The way that I help out in my community is helping at church, helping the Salvation Army, and donating my time by raking peoples yards and making/baking things for people over seas.
The "I" to "We" is seen in the book because after the bomb was dropped many people were injured. Many of the people that helped out the injured were injured themselves. They over looked over their injuries to help out the worse off people around them. To help out in my community I could shovel peoples snow for them or help out at the salvation army.
As I mentioned in the previous post, Dr. Terufumi Sasaki was a boss. He perfectly embodifies the theme of I to we. He was even doing that before the bomb went off. This was a guy who wouldn't let a simple thing like the threat of getting disbarred due to practicing without a permit get in the way of helping people. After the bomb it just gets ridiculous. He walks off a nuclear explosion just to help more people. I don't know about you guys but I definitely wouldn't be that dedicated. As for what I can do, there are plenty of community service opportunities. I could give blood, do volunteer work, donate to charity etc. As for whether or not I'll actually do those things is another matter altogether.
In this book the "I" to "We" is seen a lot more after the bomb is dropped. Everyone is hurt in some way but the ones who are not hurt as bad help the ones who are very hurt. This shows the "I" to "We" just like in the grapes of Wrath. People where carring injured to higher ground when the river was rising. one of the priests finds the motherless Kataoka children their mother. some ways to help out in the community would be helping out with community 2000, the salvation army, or one of the many fundraiser that happen around school or in our community.
In the book the "I" to "We" is seen in the aftermath of the bomb being dropped. People who were injured themselves put others in front of their well being. Dr. Sasaki was a prime example of this as he worked for days without rest to help the injured. As for what we can do around our community, there are many volunteer and charity options like community 2000 and tutoring kids at Rock Ledge.
The theme of I to We in this book is clear. We have people like Dr.Sasaki who suffered from the bomb just like everyone else, but doesn't worry about himself he cares for his patients. Then when he is found trying to get a quick rest in the patients yell at him and tell him to treat them. Another person is Father Kleinsorge who had multiple cuts on his back from the bomb, but he carried a fellow minister away from the fire on his back and ignored the pain. With the community we have people and programs that are helpful to those in need, like the Salvation Army,St.John's, and the school's tutoring program
The I to We theme is help others before helping yourself, and that's what takes place in this book. People who weren't hurt didn't just go away. Instead, they helped people in need, even if those injured people died two seconds later. Everyone had to do their part to help, not because someone told them to, but because they knew deep down it was the right thing to do.
The theme of "I" to "We" is evident in this novel because even after the bombing and the deaths of family members and friends the people that were still alive in Hiroshima were still willing to help anyone in need. They put aside their own needs and feelings to help the other hurt and grieving citizens. Ways that I can become more involved in my community to help other is by donating not only possesions by my free time to organizations like Community 2000 or the Salvation Army.
The "I to We' theme is in Hiroshima a lot. The Japanese people that got injured by the bomb and aren't too hurt are walking around, while all the majorly injured people are crying for help. People such as Dr. Sasaki apply this theme constantly throughout the book, by giving up his own sleep to help ten thousand patients, and Rev Tanimoto walks around helping sick and hurt people, and moves them across to the safe park area. We can help out in the community too. We can visit nursing homes, give to charities, or help out the Salvation Army as examples.
"I" to "we" was a theme in this book for many different reasons. One time when it goes from "I" to "we" is when one of the Doctors feels guilty about not being hurt so he helps supply all the wounded with water. Antother time it goes from "I" to "we" is when the two kids lost their mom, and another man helped take care of them until they found their family.One way we could help out in our community is to volunteer, such as picking up trash on the roadside, or helping out at the animal shelter.
Even though this wasn't a good book, the theme is the same as the theme in the Grapes of Wrath because it came down to saving other people's lives or worrying about your own. Many people, like the main characters, chose to help and save as many people as they could physically and mentally save, even when their own health was in danger. Some way we can help out in our community today is food pantries, Community 2000, and even volunteering at your local church.
An "I" to "we" example was when the only doctor that was unhurt and was able to help injured people. Dr. Sakai helped many people after the atomic bomb and saved many lives. She stayed and helped as long as she could and helped as much people as she could! some ways we could help out our community is, help as salvation army, community 2000, and raking leaves for ederly.
Even though the atomic bomb had just been dropped on Hiroshima the people showed more we then I. Even with injuries that people had themselves, like Dr. Sakai he and other tried to help as many people as they could. Also they thought that however bad I am there is someone else worse off and so if they could they would try to help anyone in any way they could. We can do the same thing in our community by going to nursing homes to help out or doing things for people that our not able to like shoveling snow or doing other yard work.
The "I" to "We" transition is shown in the novel Hiroshima because people with minor injuries were willing to help those that were effected worse. Dr. Sakai worked for three days with only one hour of sleep to do whatever he could for the injured. Others in the community offered the little property they had left to each other. One woman offered her tea leaves to quench thirst. There are many programs in our current society where people can help others, including, Salvation Army, Community 2000, or volenteers can help at the nursing home or animal shelters.
The I to we theme appears in the novel when Mr. Tanimoto went to search for doctors to help the injured in Asano Park. His actions showed compassion for those less fortunate and although he wasn't able to bring back a doctor, he did bring food for the injured. There are various ways to help the community through food pantries and other philanthropic organizations. Even tutoring someone would be beneficial.
The I to we movement in "Hiroshima" is shown through nearly every character in the book. Dr. Sasaki works on patients in need of medical attention for many hours on little sleep and Mr. Tanimoto helps the ill by attempting to search for doctors. You can help your community by volunteering at local shelters and other local organizations.
In this book the "I" to "We" is demostrated because many of the uninjured people enlisted in helping out the less fortunate. A big character is this book that i believed helped the most was Dr. Sasaki. He worked at the Red Cross and was one of the only doctors that was not hurt. At one point he stayed up for three days with only one hours sleep in order to help out all the hurt patients. In your community you could help out by volunteering at various places that would benfit the memebers of the community, like a nursery home or smaller forms of community service.
ReplyDeleteThe form of "I" to "We" was presented in this novel because there were many injured people from the dropping of the bomb, but there were also many people that were less unaffected. The people that were not affected as much forgot about their worries and considered the injuries of the others by helping them out. Some ways my community could be helped are helping out with organizations such as the Salvation Army.
ReplyDelete"I" to "We" was put forth in this novel in the form of help. there were many, many people injured from the dropping of bomb. Many people were very badly injured but they still helped others that were worse off. i think a big part of that was their culture because Mr. Tanimoto kept apologizing that he wasn't hurt, but nevertheless,they all helped one another get out of under buildings, get to a hospital or safe place, or just something as simple as getiing water.
ReplyDeleteThe "I" to "We" is being shown in this book kind of like how it's shown in Grapes of Wrath, but different in a way too. There were many people who were injured and there were many that weren't injured by the bomb. The people who weren't injured could easily say that they are okay and move on with their lives but yet some of them helped out the people who were injured. Ways that you can become involved in your community is by community service, help out with charities, help out the elderly, mant things.
ReplyDelete"I" to "we" is evident in this novel because after the dropping of the bomb, many people were very badly injured and in need of help. This help came from many of the people who were injured themselves but in less ways. While many of the people that were helping had lost family members and their homes, they were still willing. I could help people in need by helping shovel or rake for the elderly, volunteer at many different organizations, or even donate to charities.
ReplyDeleteThe "I" to "We" theme is displayed in this novel because after the bomb is dropped the unwounded and lightly wounded people stay in Hiroshima and help the ones that are heavily wounded rather than flee the leveled city. To help people in need in my community I could shovel or rake for the elderly or visit the elderly people at the nursing home that never get any visitors, or volunteer at church or Community 2000.
ReplyDeleteIn the book there were many people that after the bomb they were helping their neighbors out and the doctor were constently helping people. Even though this was terrifying for everyone they were still helping out. Then there were some people that only cared about themselves and their family and did not help out people. The way that I help out in my community is helping at church, helping the Salvation Army, and donating my time by raking peoples yards and making/baking things for people over seas.
ReplyDeleteThe "I" to "We" is seen in the book because after the bomb was dropped many people were injured. Many of the people that helped out the injured were injured themselves. They over looked over their injuries to help out the worse off people around them. To help out in my community I could shovel peoples snow for them or help out at the salvation army.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned in the previous post, Dr. Terufumi Sasaki was a boss. He perfectly embodifies the theme of I to we. He was even doing that before the bomb went off. This was a guy who wouldn't let a simple thing like the threat of getting disbarred due to practicing without a permit get in the way of helping people. After the bomb it just gets ridiculous. He walks off a nuclear explosion just to help more people. I don't know about you guys but I definitely wouldn't be that dedicated. As for what I can do, there are plenty of community service opportunities. I could give blood, do volunteer work, donate to charity etc. As for whether or not I'll actually do those things is another matter altogether.
ReplyDeleteIn this book the "I" to "We" is seen a lot more after the bomb is dropped. Everyone is hurt in some way but the ones who are not hurt as bad help the ones who are very hurt. This shows the "I" to "We" just like in the grapes of Wrath. People where carring injured to higher ground when the river was rising. one of the priests finds the motherless Kataoka children their mother. some ways to help out in the community would be helping out with community 2000, the salvation army, or one of the many fundraiser that happen around school or in our community.
ReplyDeleteIn the book the "I" to "We" is seen in the aftermath of the bomb being dropped. People who were injured themselves put others in front of their well being. Dr. Sasaki was a prime example of this as he worked for days without rest to help the injured. As for what we can do around our community, there are many volunteer and charity options like community 2000 and tutoring kids at Rock Ledge.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of I to We in this book is clear. We have people like Dr.Sasaki who suffered from the bomb just like everyone else, but doesn't worry about himself he cares for his patients. Then when he is found trying to get a quick rest in the patients yell at him and tell him to treat them. Another person is Father Kleinsorge who had multiple cuts on his back from the bomb, but he carried a fellow minister away from the fire on his back and ignored the pain. With the community we have people and programs that are helpful to those in need, like the Salvation Army,St.John's, and the school's tutoring program
ReplyDeleteThe I to We theme is help others before helping yourself, and that's what takes place in this book. People who weren't hurt didn't just go away. Instead, they helped people in need, even if those injured people died two seconds later. Everyone had to do their part to help, not because someone told them to, but because they knew deep down it was the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of "I" to "We" is evident in this novel because even after the bombing and the deaths of family members and friends the people that were still alive in Hiroshima were still willing to help anyone in need. They put aside their own needs and feelings to help the other hurt and grieving citizens. Ways that I can become more involved in my community to help other is by donating not only possesions by my free time to organizations like Community 2000 or the Salvation Army.
ReplyDeleteThe "I to We' theme is in Hiroshima a lot. The Japanese people that got injured by the bomb and aren't too hurt are walking around, while all the majorly injured people are crying for help. People such as Dr. Sasaki apply this theme constantly throughout the book, by giving up his own sleep to help ten thousand patients, and Rev Tanimoto walks around helping sick and hurt people, and moves them across to the safe park area. We can help out in the community too. We can visit nursing homes, give to charities, or help out the Salvation Army as examples.
ReplyDelete"I" to "we" was a theme in this book for many different reasons. One time when it goes from "I" to "we" is when one of the Doctors feels guilty about not being hurt so he helps supply all the wounded with water. Antother time it goes from "I" to "we" is when the two kids lost their mom, and another man helped take care of them until they found their family.One way we could help out in our community is to volunteer, such as picking up trash on the roadside, or helping out at the animal shelter.
ReplyDeleteEven though this wasn't a good book, the theme is the same as the theme in the Grapes of Wrath because it came down to saving other people's lives or worrying about your own. Many people, like the main characters, chose to help and save as many people as they could physically and mentally save, even when their own health was in danger. Some way we can help out in our community today is food pantries, Community 2000, and even volunteering at your local church.
ReplyDeleteAn "I" to "we" example was when the only doctor that was unhurt and was able to help injured people. Dr. Sakai helped many people after the atomic bomb and saved many lives. She stayed and helped as long as she could and helped as much people as she could! some ways we could help out our community is, help as salvation army, community 2000, and raking leaves for ederly.
ReplyDeleteEven though the atomic bomb had just been dropped on Hiroshima the people showed more we then I. Even with injuries that people had themselves, like Dr. Sakai he and other tried to help as many people as they could. Also they thought that however bad I am there is someone else worse off and so if they could they would try to help anyone in any way they could. We can do the same thing in our community by going to nursing homes to help out or doing things for people that our not able to like shoveling snow or doing other yard work.
ReplyDeleteThe "I" to "We" transition is shown in the novel Hiroshima because people with minor injuries were willing to help those that were effected worse. Dr. Sakai worked for three days with only one hour of sleep to do whatever he could for the injured. Others in the community offered the little property they had left to each other. One woman offered her tea leaves to quench thirst. There are many programs in our current society where people can help others, including, Salvation Army, Community 2000, or volenteers can help at the nursing home or animal shelters.
ReplyDeleteThe I to we theme appears in the novel when Mr. Tanimoto went to search for doctors to help the injured in Asano Park. His actions showed compassion for those less fortunate and although he wasn't able to bring back a doctor, he did bring food for the injured. There are various ways to help the community through food pantries and other philanthropic organizations. Even tutoring someone would be beneficial.
ReplyDeleteThe I to we movement in "Hiroshima" is shown through nearly every character in the book. Dr. Sasaki works on patients in need of medical attention for many hours on little sleep and Mr. Tanimoto helps the ill by attempting to search for doctors. You can help your community by volunteering at local shelters and other local organizations.
ReplyDelete