Aristotle writes that, “To perceive is to suffer”. Suffering causes perception. Aristotle implies that those with a comfortable existence have no need to be aware of it because they are too busy enjoying their comforts. It is only when those comforts are taken away does the feeling of pain and loss begin to settle in. Kildare Dobbs reveals the truth behind this quotation by giving the reader a sense of the struggles Emiko faces in “The Shatter of Worlds”. The soldiers who distance themselves from the bombings are too far away to experience any grief from their actions. Only those like Emiko, those who came face-to-face with death and lived to see families torn apart can comprehend the damage inflicted upon them. Dropping the atomic bomb serves…show more content… The men flying onboard the aircraft think not of the impending catastrophe and the potential damage but rather them being so close to the bomb they are carrying. The bomber captain writes, “We are loaded. The bomb is now alive, and it’s a funny feeling knowing its right in back of you. Knock wood!” (Dobbs 70). Evidently, the captain and crew do not have a care in the world for the 140’000 casualties from the bomb. Captain Lewis hopes the bomb will not detonate in the plane, yet for him, it presents no problem if the bomb were to land on the city of Hiroshima. Co-Pilot Lewis focuses more on the weather than the damage the atomic bomb would cause. Regret only comes after it is too late for anything to be done; after the bomb incinerates anything and everyone around it for miles. Captain Lewis discusses, “The beautiful day”, and goes into further detail by writing, “Outside of a thin high cirrus and low stuff, it’s a very beautiful day” (70). For someone to comment on the condition of the weather during a flight carrying the deadliest bomb ever made, rather than worrying about the frightened civilians who are about to experience 18 kilotons of TNT is
