Drawings of children living in school colonies generally depict their new life in a positive light, perhaps expressing the relief children felt coming from a dangerous and depressing situation to a well equipped school colony. However, there is evidence that not all children’s reactions to evacuation into school colonies were entirely positive. These mixed feelings were expressed in some of the children’s drawings which show themes of loneliness and homesickness.
For example, this drawing made by an 11 year old boy depicts a dormitory in the school colony. The room appears very bare and lacks joy or character, creating an overall mood of uniformity and desolation. This mood likely reflects a sense of isolation the child felt from being separated from his family and friends, and a sense of nostalgia for his more lively home before the war.