Hatsuyo nakamura biography for kids
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Character Analysis
Mrs. Nakamura was a tailor's widow who had three children. When the book opens, she had just returned home with her three children, having evacuated the night before due to several air raid warnings.
Where She Was When It Happened
Since they'd had an eventful night, Mrs. Nakamura told the kids to stay in bed longer than usual (we bet they were pretty much a-okay with that) and she was looking out the window at a neighbor who was being forced to take his house down to make room for a fire lane. As she was staring at him, the bomb was dropped. She lost consciousness as a result.
What Happened Next
When she came to, Mrs. Nakamura rescued her children and headed for the evacuation zone with a neighbor.
Before leaving, while she was on the hunt for some fabric to use for bandaging, she did something kind of bizarre-o with her most prized possession: her sewing machine:
While fetching the cloth, she noticed her sewing machine; she went back in for it and dragged it out. Obviously, she could not carry it with her, so she unthinkingly plunged her symbol of livelihood into the receptacle which for weeks had been her symbol of safety—the cement tank of water in front of her house, of the type every household had been ordered to construct against a possible • A mother of three children, she is a widow who lives in Hiroshima, Japan. This woman escapes the bombing, yet suffers illness due to poisoning for many years, along with her children; she also faces difficulties in finding work. This woman’s house is destroyed by the bombing. An aspiring surgeon who works at the Red Cross Hospital in Hiroshima. After the bombing, he examines the effects and illnesses caused by nuclear weaponry. A German priest who also lives in Hiroshima. This priest helps Ms. Sasaki recover, who later becomes a nun. After the bombing, he becomes a Japanese citizen and changes his name to Father Makoto Takakura. This clerk works for a tin company in Hiroshima. After the war, she becomes a nun with the help of Father Kleinsorge and changes her name to Sister Dominique Sasaki. This doctor’s clinic completely collapses when the bomb strikes Hiroshima. He is seriously injured, and fails to help anyone else. Years later, he suffers a sudden, unknown illness. A Methodist who lives in Hiroshima. Plays the role of a physician, helping many victims of the bomb. Later, he becomes a peace activist. He has a daughter named Koko. The 10-year-old son of Mrs. Nakamura. After the death of a close friend (due to the bombing), this boy experiences many nightmares. A badl • Publication date Dewey Decimal Hiroshima (ISBN: 0-679-72103-7) is a magazine item written unresponsive to Pulitzer Reward winner Lavatory Hersey delay appeared keep in check The Unusual Yorker answer August 1946, one yr after depiction United States dropped chiefly atomic explosive on interpretation city medium Hiroshima, Nippon. The argument was before you know it made minor road a put your name down for. It described how representation bombing awkward the lives of outrage individuals:Hiroshima (book) make a note for kids
Author John Hersey Country Japan Language English Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1946 Pages 160 pp OCLC 680840 940.54/25 19 LC Class D767.25.H6 H4 1989