Realizing that Lawrence was a news reporter meant to give a total objective account of the experience, he gave us clear cut facts. His not being exposed to the event before was interesting to note how he saw the bomb with the same eyes that would've seen it if it were me or you in that cockpit.
Had the account been written by someone more experienced in the field it would have given a completely different feeling to its readers. since it was written for the general public, I think it was best that the author himself was of the same general population.
In the last paragraph I had to continually pause as I couldn't believe some of the phrases Lawrence was using. To me, using the expressions "flowerlike", "rose-colored", and "rainbows" in speaking in synonmity with the catastrophic effects of an atomic bomb almost seemed blasphemous. I couldn't believe what he was saying! But as I thought about the situation- Lawrence was on that jet doing a job. He was sent to give a detailed but distanced account of what he saw. For someone to be so involved in witnessing thousands of people about to be destroyed, distance is needed. So reading the passage again, applying this "distanced-reading" mindset, I found that his writing gave me beautiful images of the wonder of human technology.
this is a well written response.
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