When it comes to learning about historical events and characters, nothing beats a primary source. There is information directly from the event and there are no worries about incorrect data because the author was there to witness the event. But the main problem with primary sources is the fact that they only cover part of the story. So if you were to write a book about, say, the concentration camps of World War II, all that would be covered would be people's views of the camps, not what was happening during the actual war. This is where secondary sources come into play. Secondary sources are written by authors who were not involved in the event, but rather have researched said event and written a novel that covers what they believe are all the important aspects. Secondary sources are useful when you want to know more than just one aspect of an event, for example you can know what was happening with the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, rather than just one or the other. Despite not being involved in the events, secondary sources still tend to contain bias. This essay will address the misconceptions of the novel Over Here: How the GI Bill Transformed the American Dream, by Edward Humes, and how this helped prove or disprove his thesis. Humes' novel is about the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, nicknamed the GI Bill of Rights, and contains stories of several men and women whose lives were changed because of this bill. Humes expresses how some individuals didn't like the GI Bill, but not him. Throughout the novel, Humes expresses how the GI Bill was good for the country and presents opponents in a negative light. For example, Humes writes, The GI Bill then passed both houses of Congress with many of Rankin's restrictions abandoned and the re... half of the document... sections of the novel in which he wrote about real soldiers affected by the GI Bill were the most convincing aspects of his novel because they showed what was really going on in the minds of the veterans, their thoughts, their fears, their hopes and their dreams. Furthermore, although his direct quotes from soldiers were more persuasive, the way he portrayed people opposed to the GI Bill also helped prove his point. Although Humes never directly stated that these individuals were wrong, his writing style showed that those against the GI Bill were wrong while those for it were right. So, all in all, Humes was able to understand that the GI Bill had changed the United States and the American dream for the better. Works Cited Humes, Edward. Here: How the GI Bill Transformed the American Dream. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, 2006. Print.