The Similarities Between Regina George And Adolf Hitler

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Powerful, fascist, feared by many, ruler of loyal followers -- now I can probably guess precisely who popped into your mind, Regina George, the heartless antagonist from the 2004 hit movie, Mean Girls. Alright, I realize that she was not the first person you thought of, but now that I have mentioned her, you might be realizing how well she fits that description. Of course, we all know that I was alluding to Adolf Hitler, the Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Nazi party during WWII, in my first sentence. There is no doubt that these two are despicable people, but what is the purpose of bringing both of these people up, you ask? Well, Hitler and George are more similar than some may think, especially in how they betrayed others, were …show more content…

Some may argue that how a ruler violated many treaties, and how a high school girl spread rumors, is completely incomparable; however, any high school aged girl in America can tell how nasty rumors can be extremely detrimental to one’s reputation. As many people know, Hitler was terribly two-faced, and that might even be an understatement. He violated the Treaty of Versailles numerous times, and destroyed countries he promised he would never invade. Regina is also known for telling someone one thing and then doing the exact opposite. For example, immediately after she told her ‘friend’, Cady, that she would talk to her crush, (Aaron Samuels [Regina’s ex-boyfriend]) for her, she kissed him at his Halloween party in front of Cady. Only the most heartless of people would betray others like …show more content…

What would a leader be without loyal followers? Just another power-hungry, greedy individual. Hitler had many followers: Nazi soldiers, the Hitler Youth, and most of Germany’s residents. Regina’s army may not have been that large (Cady, Gretchen, and Karen), but they were just as loyal. They may have not shot people for their leader, but they did help her in any way they could. Gretchen and Karen secretly are jealous of Regina, but would be clueless as to what to do with her power. The Nazi soldiers may have felt the same way toward Hitler. So even though their armies are not the same in size or brutality, they were just as loyal and brain-washed as the

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