Evelyn Waugh Put Out More Flags

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This source was a novel called ‘Put out More Flags’ which was written by Evelyn Waugh which was published in 1942; it examined the experiences of people who looked after evacuees and the troubles they faced. From the source, we can infer that the people who looked after the evacuees did not like them and saw them as filthy, uncivilised and dirty. This would have been how many hosts would have felt. They had to complete all of the tasks that the parents of these children would have to do. We can also infer that the experience the evacuees had been also unpleasant because the hosts were not always keen on having them, live with them, and for this reason, may have been subject to abuse; therefore, it would have also been a stressful time for

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