A Woman with a Story to Tell There were people running and screaming, dropping like flies, and dying almost instantly. There are children and adults dying years afterward of Leukemia. This is how Hiroshima suffered after the Atomic attack. In effect this did end World war II, but at what cost? Eleanor Coerr opened our hearts, and showed us the other side of the story, Japan’s side. Eleanor Coerr was born on May 29, 1922 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada. She went to school and enjoyed learning about Japan. Her best friend was from Japan and taught her much about the culture. Before becoming an author, Coerr was a newspaper writer. She was also an editor for a column for children.
Bode 2 When Coerr was a child she received a book called Little Pictures of Japan for Christmas one year. This simple book sparked her lifelong interest in Japan and was in her library until the day she died. Personally, I believe that Eleanor started writing just for the love of it, and ended up making a career on it. She went on her first trip to Japan as a reporter because no one else wanted to go to a war-torn country. Little did she know that she would become a distinguished writer known and adored by many.…show more content… The first Beatitude that applies to the book is, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” I believe that this is a main aspect of the book. Sadako’s family mourns as she gets sick and slowly dies, but Sadako comforts them and says that it will be all right. The second Beatitude that also applies to the book is, “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Sadako put other people’s needs before hers and that is a great example of righteousness. She also never gave up while she was sick, until she was satisfied with her
