Adolf Hitler A Dystopia Analysis

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In 1933, Adolf Hitler made his first move of his plan to conquer all by being appointed chancellor of Germany. Hitler left a mark on Germany, and other nearby nations, and therefore the nation’s history had been forever and vastly changed with one word that may be used to describe it at the time: dystopia. A dystopian society is the imbalance in which the government, more specifically, in Nazi Germany, and their leader, Adolf Hitler, made decisions that instilled fear towards their citizens. In analyzing this specific dystopian nation, one must evaluate the changes that Hitler enforced that were very influencing and controlling, the effects and impacts towards Germany and other allied countries’ people, and the genres of literature that may …show more content…

For example, he required overused publicity that was posted all over Germany, and soon citizens became aware about Hitler’s plans for the future. When the death of the German president occurred in 1934, Hitler assumed himself as president and other types of leaders, making new laws and rules for the country. Also, the months after Hitler was appointed to be the chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi created a law that Adolf Hitler would have control over all the education, economy, law, and the religious systems that would be accompanied by a large amount of religious clergymen. Even though some of these people were rebellious against Hitler, he succeeded at putting people to death when they did so. “In the first months of Hitler's chancellorship, the Nazis instituted a policy of "coordination"—the alignment of individuals and institutions with Nazi goals.” ("Third Reich: An Overview" ). Another one of Hitler’s primary plans was to exterminate the Soviet Union and those who were different, yet rich so that he could take their wealth. Also, many years before the fight, citizens prepared and the Nazi created the Holocaust; Hitler’s primary plan was to exterminate the Soviet Union and those who were different yet rich so that he could take their wealth. Also, many years before the fight, citizens prepared and the Nazi created …show more content…

To start off, one classification of literature is historical and realistic fiction from the novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Zusak set the scene in a very dystopian setting, Nazi Germany, and describes the life of Liesel Meminger, an orphan in a foster family that was forced to deal with the consequences of Adolf Hitler in his time of power. The Book Thief can teach the younger age about a dystopian society by explaining an interesting story that informs adolescents of fear that is used to control people. For instance, Liesel was forced to hide a Jewish friend (Max), a citizen of Germany, in her basement so he would not get captured by the Nazis and sent to killing center or other torture. Also, if Liesel was to tell anybody of the Jew, she, her foster family, Max would of been harmed or punished by the government. “All my life, I’ve been scared of men standing over me… Many years later, I needed to hide. I tried not to sleep because I was afraid of who might be there when I woke up.” (Zusak 224-227). To conclude, dystopia may be taught to a younger generation through tale, a realistic, historical, and fiction tale, and may inform them of how the world’s past was full of

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