Towards the end of World War II, US sent two atomic bombs over to Japan. There were some survivors, and those survivors tell their tale in one form or another. Yasuko Yamagata paints her tale as she remembers being just seventeen years old when the attack happened. "...when she saw the brilliant blue-white "lightning flash" that became a fiery orange ball consuming everything that would burn" (McKay, page 983). I think this painting is the one of the few ways American people can see what we did to Japan when we attacked because the most that America saw during then was the large smoke cloud that shot up into the air after the bombs landed and exploded. It shows those who suffered from the bomb and those who tried to save the young ones who were helpless. I think it is sad seeing this to know that the Japanese government did not tell their citizens about the threat/warning that was made so, if they chose to, they could save their families and themselves.
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