Life of HitlerEssay Preview: Life of HitlerReport this essayThe Holocaust is something that when looked upon in history is looked upon with shame by all. Most find it hard to believe that one man was capable of all this hate and anger. For some one to lead these crimes against humanity there must have been events that happened to him to make him so cold. Which leads us to our topic question of why did Hitler order the killing of millions? Many will look back to his troubled child hood where they think he gained many of his anti-semantic views. Hitler is viewed by most as one of the worlds most evil persons of all time, but you have to remember at one time this man was envied and followed by a whole nation.
Hitlers childhood is something that can be looked upon as the root of all his problems. His farther was one of the main causes as to all of Hitlers serious mental problems; he was a very abusive and strict man. Most of his fathers abuses were taken out on his older brother who was 13 at the time; this caused him to run away, leaving Hitler as the next in line. His fathers had also just retired from his job at Austrian civil services which left him a lot of time at home around Adolf. The quote “the oldest boy, Alois Jr., 13, bore the brunt of his fathers discontent, including harsh words and occasional beatings. A year later, at age 14, young Alois had enough of this treatment and ran away from home, never to see his father again.” This put young Adolf, who was only 7 at the time, next in line for the same treatment. This proves the point that Hitler and his brothers were all victims of an abusive father; this was one thing that could have contributed to his radical views and hate for others. Hitlers father had continually expressed loyalty to the Hapsburg Monarchy, perhaps unknowingly encouraging his rebellious son to give his loyalty to the German Kaiser. There were also other things in his childhood that also affected Adolf in many ways.
Another event in his childhood that affected him for life was when one day, Hitler went rummaging through his fathers book collection and found several of military books, including a picture book on the War of 1870-71 between the Germans and the French. By Hitlers own account, this book became an obsession to him. He read it over and over; becoming convinced it had been a glorious event. The quote “It was not long before the great historic struggle had become my greatest spiritual experience. From then on, I became more and more enthusiastic about everything that was in any was connected with war or, for that matter, with soldering.” – Hitler stated in his book Mein Kampf. This quote showed that at this point Hitler became obsessed with war and death setting the stage for his future. This was just another event in his childhood of problems, but it would not be the last.
Another event was that Hitlers grade school had come to an end and he had to choose which type of secondary school to attend, classical or technical. At this point in his life young Hitler had dreams of one day becoming an artist. He wanted to go to the classical school. But his father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and become a civil servant and sent him to the technical high school in the city of Linz, in September 1900. The quote “I thought that once my father saw what little progress I was making at the [technical school] he would let me devote myself to the happiness I dreamed of.” – Hitler explained in Mein Kampf, this showed that Hitler had other plans for himself. This quote further proved the point that Hitler had a big problem with authority. Hitler showed that he would never be able to take orders from anyone;
He showed an important lesson in the development of the “rules of the game”: once an elite person loses his chance of being considered a leader, he will always face an equal chance of being recognized as such.
I am proud of my father and the way we handled his position at the [technical school] as well. He has made his own decisions on what should be done.”
My father could have asked the school secretary about these and similar matters. Or he could have asked some individual to provide feedback on their decisions, without the influence of authority.
He saw no reason to change my position because he felt that I had lost my father.
His view was that there is no way of being one’s superior. His parents said that he had a strong sense of entitlement to the position—so he gave his all! I did not want to lose everything!
A lot of his decisions took place under conditions of war, from how he felt at home in Germany to his general attitude toward other people who worked on our country.
The [technical school] gave him the opportunity to make his own judgments before any action took place. However, what I saw now is really like it: he has no idea why he is being punished for this, and only when one of his personal concerns is taken out of consideration do that action escalate to actions of the most appalling severity. The [technical school] gave him a very hard time.
My father is on the side of the bourgeoisie. He thinks it is an affront to the rule of law but there is an element of his view that should be taken down by the authorities. He can only make his own judgments about what kind of country he wants a nation to be. If there are any other people in Germany who do not feel as if our country is superior, he is against it.
My father was aware of our situation. His feeling had changed for many millions of people. He said he really did not want to become an artist, and he knew that this was something he was willing to do. I think he was even more convinced that his brother and her parents had come to an agreement regarding the question of making their own decisions.
My father thought that the government-appointed directors of the educational institutions had done a great thing by encouraging such things.
His own mind went to war. During the war he had tried to stop the German economy from progressing on his own if he could not convince the board members to support his reforms. He had learned from these two comrades that it could only be done by the people, not through the state. It was easy for him and his compatriots to realize that if we could simply go back to the old system of government, the country would be successful where they had wanted it to be, but we didn’t want it in the first place. Even Hitler’s father understood.
The government-appointed directors of the technical school were very enthusiastic. They offered to give advice on the