Journal 6---Jake Ritzert

Part One:
I believe that Rev. Tanimoto has been the most impactful with the situation he was given during the time the bomb dropped. He has been the braviest and most heroic character throughout the first three chapters. "He had thought of his wife and baby, his church, his home, his parishioners, all of them down in that awful murk. Once more he began to run in fear—toward the city. (Hershey, 18)" From the time the bomb dropped, Tanimoto selflessly began to offer his help to anyone and everyone he saw until he realized from his discussion with the Red Cross soldiers that he might be better off spending his time elsewhere.

Part Two:
There is a lot of talk throughout the first 3 chapters of the heat of burning buildings and the impacts of the fire from the bomb. I wanted to know just how far the fire spread from the spot of the bomb. "The hillsides up to a radius of 8,000 feet were scorched, giving them an autumnal appearance."
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/MED/med_chp3.shtml
https://k1project.columbia.edu/news/hiroshima-and-nagasaki

Sorry for the extremely large image, however, pay attention to the vast spread of the red (fire) and how much area of Hiroshima it covers.