Becoming Hibakusha: Tales of Shame, Pride, Love and Loss

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dc.contributor.advisorSiegenthaler, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBrockinton, Tyler Christian
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNoll, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T18:31:19Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T18:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstract“Becoming Hibakusha” is a compilation of short stories about hibakusha experiences in Hiroshima after World War II. Hibakusha is the Japanese term for the “survivors of the bomb” and thus, they exist as an ostracized segment of Japanese society. Dedicated to examining the contentious and oftentimes ambiguous position hibakusha filled in Japanese society after the war and the horrific suffering inflicted by humanity’s first use of nuclear weapons, “Becoming Hibakusha” explores the lives of Ito Katsu, a major in the 2nd General Army, Tanaka Isamu, a newspaper journalist in the 1960s, and Watanabe Ichiko, a music store manager in the 1960s, whose lives have all been irrevocably diverted due to the dropping of the bomb in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Despite incomprehensible tragedy, incessant health issues, and an uncertain status in Japanese society, each character struggles to eke out an existence worthy of living. Katsu finds solace and pride in sharing his experiences, while Isamu and Ichiko find acceptance and a place to call home in each other’s love.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent82 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBrockinton, T. C. (2018). Becoming Hibakusha: Tales of shame, pride, love and loss (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7810
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHibakusha
dc.subjectBurakumin
dc.subjectcreative writing
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectatomic bombs
dc.subjectHiroshima
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectJapanese
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleBecoming Hibakusha: Tales of Shame, Pride, Love and Loss
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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