The Blitz - source related questions and answers

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1. Study Source A

What can you learn from Source A about the response of the British people to the effects of the Blitz?

The source implies that the British citizen were heroes, showing great morale in their courage and determination. A celebration is something good, so obviously they are not mourning over anything. They also make the British public out to be very brave, as they say that the people left at home in the most appalling circumstances kept their sense of humour, as though it was a miraculous feat that they were smiling at all. It is also mentioned that the stories would break the readers heart and make them smile. So perhaps, the reader would feel closer to those speaking in the book, and be able to sympathise with their domestic situation while in the middle of this war. Also, that some of the stories would be heart wrenchingly sad, and others would be amusing anecdotes of what the people experienced during the war. This means that the book is showing the people's emotions throughout the Blitz, seeming to range from happiness in such a crisis to loss to add to the tragedy of the country's