"Unfortunately I put the opening date on the 5th of December 1941 and on the 7th of December the Japanese bombarded Pearl Harbour. My dream of a theater in Washington D.C. came to a prompt end"

This quote by Leon Askin reflects the disaster of the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. Askin had prepared to open a theater in Washington D.C. on the 5th of December, but the Japanese barrage of Pearl Harbour on the 7th of December put an abrupt end to his dream. The attack on Pearl Harbour was a disastrous event that changed the course of history, and Askin's quote functions as a suggestion of the catastrophe and its repercussions. It also acts as a pointer of the fragility of dreams and how rapidly they can be shattered. Askin's quote is a poignant pointer of the power of war and its ability to interfere with and ruin lives and dreams.