In the book Hiroshima, John Hersey introduced Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a young woman who lived in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On that day, Miss Sasaki's life was forever changed. The adversities that Miss Sasaki faced brought changes to her life. Her parents had died in the bombing but her brother and sister survived. She had to take care of both of them by herself. …showed first 75 words of 326 total…

…showed last 75 words of 326 total…she didn't know how to care for the elderly but she stayed because of her hard-earned doggedness. Her job was to also help people die in peace by talking with them. She wasn't afraid of watching people die because she had seen so much of it after the bombing. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima affected every person who lived there. Miss Toshiko Sasaki overcame the adversities and came out a stronger and changed person.