The Drover family left London to escape the bombings from German planes during World War II. These bombings were called the Blitz. Blitz was short for "Blitzkrieg," which meant "lightning war." German planes dropped bombs over London many times. In 1940, the Germans dropped bombs onto London for almost sixty nights in a row. The citizens of London had to seek shelter every night during this time. Some had backyard or neighborhood shelters. Others found...
The Drover family left London to escape the bombings from German planes during World War II. These bombings were called the Blitz. Blitz was short for "Blitzkrieg," which meant "lightning war." German planes dropped bombs over London many times. In 1940, the Germans dropped bombs onto London for almost sixty nights in a row. The citizens of London had to seek shelter every night during this time. Some had backyard or neighborhood shelters. Others found safety in London Underground stations. Many people relocated to the country, boarding up their houses. The Drover family chose to relocate to the country. They hired a caretaker to look after their boarded-up London house.
When Mrs. Drover arrived at her London home, she noticed that "there were some cracks in the structure, left by the last bombing." She found her house dark because the windows were covered with boards. In the street outside her home, Mrs. Drover saw "broken chimneys and parapets." As she walked down the street near the end of the story, "the unoccupied houses opposite continued to meet her look with their damaged stare." There was evidence throughout the story of what London had become. Houses were abandoned and buildings were in ruins. Some were still standing, but damaged. Even though the bombings had stopped for a time by August of 1941, the Drover family stayed in the country. This was most likely to avoid future bombings. It could also have been because of how much destruction had occurred near their home.
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