Compare/Contrast Essay on “The Scar”
The Hiroshima bombing is a historical event that is viewed in two completely different ways. There are two perspectives: one from a victim named Emiko, and one from the co-pilot Captain Robert Lewis that performed the task of bombing the city. Every story has two sides to it.
Both Emiko and Captain Robert Lewis were witnesses of the bombing. Emiko was on foot while Captain Lewis was in the air when they saw the “greenish-white flash”. Captain Lewis could recognize the loud “roaring and rushing sounds” that Emiko had heard as “two very distinctive slaps on the ship from the blast, and the shockwave.” The two of them both saw and heard the explosion, but they both did not know what damaged had been done.
When Emiko had gained consciousness. “her first thought was: ‘I’m alive’,” as she looked around her, she saw that the city was no longer there. It was covered in smoke, the buildings were crumbling down, and there were injured citizens all around her. Although …show more content…
While the Captain was safely travelling home, Emiko was struggling to make it home. “She ran with the rest of the living,” from town to town. She got help from kind people, who fed her and others who stitched up her wounds, but she also saw the unthinkable. When Emiko made it home, she was part of a broken family. Her sister was killed during the bombing. Emiko and her family not only had to worry about their own safety, but they also had to grieve the loss of a loved one.
The historical bombing in Hiroshima affected many people’s lives. The victims and the attackers both share some of the same moments during the explosion, but they are seen from two very different perspectives. One is amongst the rubble and the other is above watching the damage that was