Pearl Harbor
Merynn Anholt, B3
A Boy at War, Book of the Month Project
Non-Fictional Facts:
- The
attack happened on a Sunday morning, on December 7, 1941. Everyone at
Honolulu was very surprised by this attack. People were heading to church,
spending time with family, or sleeping.
2.
The Japanese planes had red circles on them. In the book, Adam
says he sees a plane coming in with red circles with white surrounding the circles.
He thought it was fake, but then realized it was real.
3.
Japan and the United states had been edging towards war for quite
a while. It was a surprise, but everyone realized that this is what they were
preparing for. Japan finally took initiative and started the bombing.
4.
The attack on Pearl Harbor only lasted about a day. According to
the website cited, the attacking planes came in two waves. The first hit was at
7:53, and the second at 8:55. It was over by 9:55.
5.
The ship the Arizona, was the first ship to sink. One of
the bombs hit the powder magazine in the ship. This caused the ship to
violently explode, and then sink. This ship alone caused a death toll of 1,177
people.
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Why it is fictional: The reason the
book was fictional was because of the characters. The main character Adam, was
a made up boy. Another reason it was fictional was because during the bombing,
Adam and his friends were fishing. One more fact was that he got into a jeep,
and started driving home. None of these facts actually happened, because none
of them have evidence and sources saying it’s true.
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