Going Solo Roald Dahl Essay

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. The book also mentions British emigration. British emigration plays a large role in the memoir as Dahl says about British emigration " " (p. ). WWII caused a large increase in British emigration, consequently, British emigration gains importance as it now affects the lives of many British.

First, many thousands/hundreds of British moved during World War II, however, the largest British emigration was not during the war, but after. According to Celia Pullen, "Between 1947 and 1981, over a million Britons emigrated to Australia..." (2014). They migrated to populate the (at the time) isolated continent. Why after the war? According to Journal of the Australian Population Association, " [Ben] Chifley [, Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949,] commissioned a report on the subject which found that Australia was in urgent need of a larger population for the purposes of [defense] and development and it recommended a 1% annual increase in population through ... immigration"(2017). Although many left for Australia, it wasn't the only place they migrated to. …show more content…
According to Going Solo, "…." Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. The book also mentions British emigration. British emigration plays a large role in the memoir as Dahl says about British emigration " " (p. ). WWII caused a large increase in British emigration, consequently, British emigration gains importance as it now affects the lives of many