ia_2011_c_smart

=Evaluation of Sources (250-400 words) Tips]=

** __ Evaluation of sources __ **

__ Source 1 - David Low, (1957). //Low's Autobiography//. Simon and Schuster __

The first source that I will look at is David Low’s autobiography. The limitations of this source would be that it was written by Low, about his life and holds his views and opinions on his various life’s works and therefore doesn’t contain any other opinions on his work. A strength of this source would be that it holds conversations between himself and people that were in power at the time. [1] This is also though a very valuable source as it contains Low’s own personal thoughts on the world around him at the time when he was doing his best work.[2] No other source could be that personal and honest than coming from David Low himself, so this source is very useful to me in that sense. David Low was very proud of all his work and didn’t even stop producing cartoons when he earned himself a place on the Gestapo’s death list; so this means that all his views on his work are going to be positive. Low is not a biased historian, because in his autobiography he talks about being against the British government as well as opposing Hitler. For his example his quote that goes against the plan of appeasement, "Can we not use cunning, then? Make a deal! Meet them half-way. Let us give Hitler Czechoslovakia on condition he stops right there and keeps the peace... Oh, yeah? You gave a whole nation, people like us, up to hell?' [3] Here we can see that Low was against the decisions made in the appeasement.

__A cartoon by David Low showing his views on the Appeasement__



In this cartoon we can see a broken wall with a sheet across it that says "I will be good" (signed) Adolf Hitler . This cartoon was produced by David Low, a bitter critic of Hitler and of Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. Low's cartoons have been used in many history textbooks and have shaped the way Chamberlain has been seen by later generations.

*Here again I think I need that worksheet that you recommended to make this analysis better, as I don’t really know what to say on it yet…*

[1] You can see exchanged letters between David Low and H.G Wells in the appendices in the List of Sources

//[2]// //Quote from Low on the appeasement which shows his personal opinions: “Well, deflect him! Steer his forces away from us. Let him attack Soviet Russia… overboard with morality, hey? The short way to make Hitler master of the world, hey? When the Nazis have defeated and integrated Russian power, how long did you think we could stand up?” – Quote taken from - David Low (1957).// Low’s Autobiography. //Simon and Schuster, Inc (ISBN :…) Page 303.//

 [3] David Low (1957). // Low’s Autobiography. //Simon and Schuster, Inc (ISBN :…) Page 303.

 