The Baddest_Through Hells Fire

Casey Parks, Nonye Anyanwu, Gabe Garcia, Ariana Delucchi, Isabella B. Pelston
Humanities
Trollin’ Gnomes
Aliza Cruz
December 13, 2012

Scenes of War Proposal

Through Hell’s Fire & The Death of Germany’s Favorite General

1.) Overview of War: World War II

World War II was the longest, bloodiest war in history as it lasted a total of six years from September 1st, 1939- August 14, 1945. The war was caused by a variety of reasons, such as the failed Treaty of Versailles, which caused Germany to lose some of their land and pay 132 billion marks at the end of World War I. Another cause was that the League of Nations, a sort of earlier version of the United Nations, had failed in it’s primary purpose: to prevent future wars. And lastly, Adolf Hitler was an expansionist, as he sought to recover the land that Germany lost due to the Treaty of Versailles and then he began to megalomaniacally his conquest of Europe and then the world. And so, with all these, on the day of September 1st, 1939, the war began with the German invasion of Poland. And ended on September 2nd, 1945 when the surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri.

2.) Overview of Perspective: A soldier who had found a boy trapped under rubble

At first, it was nothing special, then there was a white light and I couldn’t tell what had happened. Was I dead? Was I killed by those filthy American pigs? I thought, trying to desperately get a grip on the situation, then I was thrown backwards into a wall with such a violent, powerful force proving that I wasn’t dead, but something was seriously wrong. I slowly looked up to see what appeared to be a giant mushroom cloud coming from the city of Hiroshima. I grab my gear and possessions and run towards the city to see if there are any survivors. As I get closer to Hiroshima, the sky becomes darker, as if clouded by a malevolent force. Soon it became pitch black, but then distant lights guided my path, I wondered what the lights were until I got close to the source. It was fire, acres and acres of fire and black sky. Truly, I must have died, because this is, without a doubt, Hell. That’s when I hear a voice “Help! Please help! Hello? Anyone! Help!”
The voice frightens me at first, but then the more I hear the desperate cries for help, I begin to realize that it’s the voice of a child. I wander towards the burning ruins of a building when I see a child trapped underneath debris. As he wraps his arms around my neck, I know he’s still conscious, which relieves me and we wander through the fire for what seems like hours, when he mutters something quietly, “Takashi.” I repeat the name slowly and smile at him, and he smiles back. Soon, we reach the city and my mind starts to think about how this really is Hell and how maybe this child died with me. The buildings are destroyed, the sky is even blacker here, the only thing keeping the city lit is all the fire and there is death everywhere. All I can think is “Why?”