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Evacuation - Both sources B and C show a different view on the evacuation of children in 1939.
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History - Evacuation Coursework 1. Both sources B and C show a different view on the evacuation of children in 1939. Source B id a picture of unknown origin and purpose showing a long line of evacuees walking to the station waving and smiling. Because this source is of unknown origin and purpose we can doubt its reliability and usefulness as it could have been staged to portray a good image of evacuation. From my own knowledge I know that children were often not too enthusiastic about leaving their families and going off to an unknown place with the average departure scene being tearful and upsetting rather than happy and exciting. Source C however is a written account of a teacher who was evacuated along with her class. The interview was taken 49 years after the actual event which makes exaggeration more likely. The source states that the children were very...
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