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Father Kleinsorge: The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

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Father Kleinsorge During times of crisis survivors come together to help others in need, but sometimes there is no possible way to help. People either help or leave others depending on how they are affected emotionally, physically, economically, and socially. After the bombing in Hiroshima, Father Kleinsorge felt a heavy weight of guilt for leaving so many behind to die. In the film, many of the survivors were horribly disfigured and emotionally scarred after the bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Survivors of the bombing were affected for the rest of their lives.
The bombing of Hiroshima caused Father Kleinsorge to become emotionally and physically damaged. An example of an emotional effect is the guilt Kleinsorge felt from having less

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