1862 versus 1945 – War is War
In reading both Whitman’s “Civil War Diary” and Hachiya’s “Hiroshima Diary” the suffering of humanity and the aftermath of war remain the same: the people suffer, the lands are destroyed and life is never the same.
Through daily entries in “Civil War Diary,” Whitman virtually pens his thoughts as they occur, writing his vivid and heart wrenching observations. In “Hiroshima Diary,” Hachiya’s memories are similar to those of Whitman in the manner that they have affected his life and that of his fellow country-men. Despite over 80 years between the time of these writings, and the vast cultural differences between the two authors and their countries, the shock, the fear, and the sadness depicted were a direct parallel.
In “Hiroshima Diary” by Michihiko Hachiya, the author describes the wartime use of a “500 ton bomb” and later, upon learning that it was no such thing, refers to the atomic bomb as the “new weapon” used to destroy the city of......
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