Demented Demagogue

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Demented Demagogue

Named one of 100 most influential people in history, Adolf Hitler was clearly a leader not to be ignored. Though he was probably one of the most widely criticized and hated persons in the last few centuries, Hitler obviously held a very prominent role in world history in the early to mid- twentieth century. He was certainly an individual whose influence was felt all over the world. His intriguing life story certainly helped shape not only human kind, but also world history.

Society failed in providing Adolf Hitler with a normal family relationship. Thus, society possibly could be held responsible creating for Hitler's abnormal personality. Given that Freud's theories state that the child will be the father of the adult (Waite 124). Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, the son of Alois, a customs official, and Klara Hitler. Before giving birth to Adolf, Klara was severely traumatized by the loss of her first three children, a tragedy aggravated by the fact that she herself was only one of four surviving children in her own family of eleven siblings (Schwaab 7). Alois, who was illegitimate, used his mother's name, Schicklgruber until 1876, when he adopted the name Hitler. He was very stern with his son and abhorred Adolf's dreamy ways. Adolf had a extremely disturbing childhood, he grew up often seeing his father beat his mother and experiencing these beatings himself. This can perhaps be seen as the source of Adolf's later violent personality.

In contrast to the abusive relationship between Adolf and his father, his relationship with his mother, Klara, was decidedly a mutually dependent one. Rudolph Binion, an historian ...

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...ler realized that his fate was sealed because of the collapse of his "Fuher" at the close of World War II, Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide in Hitler's living complex in Berlin on April 30, 1945. This signaled the end of the intriguing life of Adolf Hitler and his Empire.

In closing, Hitler changed the attitude and mind set of entire communities. No matter their opinion of him, each and every nation was modified by him voluntarily or not. Despite his abnormal early life, Adolf Hitler was clearly one of the most influential, charismatic people in history and this should surely be noted.

Work Cited

- Grolier Multimedia Electronic Encyclopedia; 1994.

- Schwaab, Edleff H. Hitler's Mind: A Plunge Into Madness. Praeger: Westport, CT; 1992:

202 pgs.

- Waite, Rober G.L. The Psychopathic God. De Capo Press: New York, NY; 1993: 482 pgs.

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