Good thing it's just a story. Other such examples of misplaced justice or atonement are seen elsewhere in the Bible. Adam and Eve commit sin and the rest of humanity pays their price.
Ham sees Noah naked, but Noah curses Canaan. David kills Bathsheba's husband, boinks her, then god kills their baby.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.