The controversy surrounding the Enola Gay exhibit is oddly enough due to the lack of an “official story”. The curators wanted to present the exhibit in a strictly factual, concrete way that dealt exclusively with what the Enola Gay did during WWII as well as its restoration. However, this was not good enough for many people. Controversy and petitions sprang up in regards to this “calloused” exhibit and action was called for the curators to show a more holistic view of the bomber and WWII. This demonstrates the need people have for an official story. It was not enough to merely celebrate the technology of the Enola Gay but instead the opposition craved to be fed the official story about the bomber that has become a part of everyday life. This point illustrates how much of a necessity official stories become in day to day life and how it feels almost immoral or unnatural to present the information from a different viewpoint. The story of the Enola Gay has become so engrained in our culture it feels as if it is a necessity to acknowledge all that it did and perhaps present a somewhat biased account rather than focus on the hard, cold science of the bomber.