Hiroshima by John Hershey
Parents/guardians. Today we introduced February’s novel,
Hiroshima, by John Hershey. We discussed how Hiroshima and the novel Night
connect to each other, as both relate to World War II and the theme of
survival.
The overall theme this month is Time, Continuity and
Change. In addition to studying
the novel Hiroshima, we will be learning a lot about Japanese culture,
history, and about present day life.
*On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the
city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of
250,000, the bomb kills nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more…
Hersey’s Hiroshima traces the
lives of six survivors—two doctors, two women, and two religious men—from the
moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985, Hersey added a postscript
that now forms the book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter, Hersey reexamines
these six individuals’ lives in the forty years since the bomb.
**On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the
city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of
250,000, the bomb kills nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more…
Hersey’s Hiroshima traces the
lives of six survivors—two doctors, two women, and two religious men—from the
moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985, Hersey added .. the
book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter, Hersey reexamines these six
individuals’ lives in the forty years since the bomb.
***On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the
city of Hiroshima with a bomb… out of a population of 250,000, the bomb kills
nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more… Hersey’s Hiroshima traces
(follows) the lives of six survivors—two doctors, two
women, and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months
later.
Option 1: Based
on what we discussed in class today, write a brief paragraph explaining how the
novels Hiroshima and Night connect. Mention at least two things they have in
common and one thing that is different about them.
Option 2:
What did you know about Japan before today’s lesson?
What do you know about Japan that we did not talk about in
class?
What are some questions you have about the book Hiroshima?
Option 3:
1. Who dropped a bomb on Japan?
2. When did this happen?
3. What city was the bomb dropped on?
4. How many people died?
5. Whose lives will this novel follow?
Parent/guardian
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