Schindler's List And Hiroshima Comparison

World War II was a terrible occurrence in history that resulted in multiple genocides and terrible consequences that still affect our world today. Narratives Hiroshima, written by John Hersey, and Schindler’s List, written by Thomas Keneally, are both books that cover events of WWII. Though one focuses on the dropping of atomic bombs, and the other on the Jew’s escape from Nazism, they are both written based on first hand accounts. This gives the reader the facts of the situation, as well as an inside look. Narratives that are based on eyewitness statements give a perspective that helps the reader understand the situation on a more personal level.
First, narratives based on first hand accounts give us an accurate idea of visuals. Both Hiroshima and Schindler’s List gives the reader very full descriptions on what multiple people are seeing. In Schindler’s List there is a section description of Schindler witnessing the liquidation of a ghetto. “They rampaged through the fetid apartments; as a symptom of their rush, a suitcase flew from a second story window and split open on the sidewalk. And, running before the dogs, the men and women and
It allows the reader to connect with the situation on a level more personal than one that would be achieved from facts on the internet. The reader is able to really feel present, and to feel as if they know the people that were alive at the time. Without the stories it would be easy to just see the mass number of deaths that came from WWII, but with personal accounts the reader is reminded that that number is made up of individual numbers, and each one of those numbers actually represents a person and the life they lived. Today, social media is used to capture the moments and events that occur, as well as people’s thoughts and feelings, this has its ups and downs