This image is nothing but powerful. SS men were forced by Allied forces to carry the bodies of executed prisoners. The men are reflecting, possibly seeing for the first time what they had done—what their country had done. These soldiers are carrying the bodies of people that they killed.
Moreover, the traumatizing reality is that they were simply following orders when they committed the murders of millions of Jews. This was the Fuhrer’s dream. Hitler demanded the extermination of the Jews, but of course he didn’t want to do the dirty work himself. He had all the power necessary to force others to carry out his plans. After all, he was the dictator. The men in this picture were following his orders. The dreams of one man changed the entire world. Because he was the dictator, Hitler had enough political and military influence to raise an army and kill millions of people.
The Fuhrer brainwashed German citizens using propaganda in order to gain support for his cause. World War II and the Holocaust occurred because of one person’s beliefs. The only reason these tragedies happened is because that one person was given too much power. That is what happens in a dictatorship. One person gets his way. The lives of millions of people could be ruined if that one person’s—the dictator’s—actions meant for the good of the people.
Moreover, the traumatizing reality is that they were simply following orders when they committed the murders of millions of Jews. This was the Fuhrer’s dream. Hitler demanded the extermination of the Jews, but of course he didn’t want to do the dirty work himself. He had all the power necessary to force others to carry out his plans. After all, he was the dictator. The men in this picture were following his orders. The dreams of one man changed the entire world. Because he was the dictator, Hitler had enough political and military influence to raise an army and kill millions of people.
The Fuhrer brainwashed German citizens using propaganda in order to gain support for his cause. World War II and the Holocaust occurred because of one person’s beliefs. The only reason these tragedies happened is because that one person was given too much power. That is what happens in a dictatorship. One person gets his way. The lives of millions of people could be ruined if that one person’s—the dictator’s—actions meant for the good of the people.
In this photo, Hitler is speaking to the Kaiser’s son and heir, Crown Prince Wilhelm about being granted the position of power. He is blinding the people of his words, but is secretly hiding what his motives are on the country and the world.
Hitler’s reign was the start of Nazi Dictatorship in Germany. Nazi Dictatorship has been a large thing happening in The Book Thief. Liesel is unaware of what Nazis can do until a book burning organized to celebrate the birth of Adolf Hitler where she finds mounds of literature being burned.
Liesel finally becomes more suspicious of what Nazi Dictatorship is able to do and if it is tied in with the disappearance of her mother, death of her brother, and her father’s disappearance. Nazi Dictatorship was WWII and was the base of every evil done in the 1930s and 1940s. Hitler was the enemy of the Jews, but also in The Book Thief, Liesel.
This completely shows the power that Nazi Dictatorship leads to. By simply having the common knowledge of Nazi Dictatorship, it is already known what cruel they have done to many people. Also, Hitler’s reign, lies, and manipulative ways is what led Nazi Dictatorship to finally arise. We can see that a girl from a book is another person with the passion and drive to stop his ways regardless of the consequences.
Hitler’s reign was the start of Nazi Dictatorship in Germany. Nazi Dictatorship has been a large thing happening in The Book Thief. Liesel is unaware of what Nazis can do until a book burning organized to celebrate the birth of Adolf Hitler where she finds mounds of literature being burned.
Liesel finally becomes more suspicious of what Nazi Dictatorship is able to do and if it is tied in with the disappearance of her mother, death of her brother, and her father’s disappearance. Nazi Dictatorship was WWII and was the base of every evil done in the 1930s and 1940s. Hitler was the enemy of the Jews, but also in The Book Thief, Liesel.
This completely shows the power that Nazi Dictatorship leads to. By simply having the common knowledge of Nazi Dictatorship, it is already known what cruel they have done to many people. Also, Hitler’s reign, lies, and manipulative ways is what led Nazi Dictatorship to finally arise. We can see that a girl from a book is another person with the passion and drive to stop his ways regardless of the consequences.