French Resistance Myth Analysis

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Section A
In how far does the Resistance Myth that was established by general Charles de Gaulle after the end of the German occupation of France contain true elements or cover the French collaboration?

"An American Heroine in the French Resistance The Diary and Memoir of Virginia d’Albert-Lake" (Albert-Lake iii) is a diary of an American woman who lived with her French husband in France during the German occupation and therefore gives an example of how the French mentality towards the German occupation was perceived by the people living in occupied France. (explanation source 2) (change source 1 to memoir?)

The diary was written by Virginia d'Albert-Lake in 1939 to 1944 during WWII which includes the German occupation of France. Therefore it is a primary source. It is also a private source because it was Virginia d'Albert-Lake's diary that was not meant for anyone to read despite her and possible future generations. Because the source is a diary the purpose of the author was to …show more content…

When (only) considering the passive resistance, the answer to this question would be very clear from Werth's point of view: "virtually the whole of France was, at least in this very limited sense, 'anti-German'" (Werth 5). This would mean that everyone would have taken part in the resistance so that the resistance myth would be true but there is more to resistance in the sense of the resistance myth than just being “anti-German”. As already mentioned, the resistance myth focuses on active involvement in resistance activities and/or organizations. Therefore the focus should lie on components of active