Christopher Duggan essay

Christopher Duggan essay
Christopher Duggan use the diaries and personal papers in Fascist Voices to portray attitudes toward fascism, fascist rule, and Mussolini. The entry I chose is from a man by the name of Carlo Ciseri found in the beginning of Duggan’s book. In one of his first entries, Carlo states:
I immediately felt drawn to him hugely. I liked his words, I liked his pride, his force and the look in his eyes... I am not wrong. For some time I have seen something exceptional in this man. It gives me hope, real hope, that this man has put himself at the head of a movement that can fight back and founded what he calls the Fasci di Combattimento. This movement could be the beginning of a return to good sense; the beginning of a new and better era than the present one. I had resolved never to talk of politics again – but how can you not feel a sense of joy when you see brightness on the horizon.
These are his thoughts after hearing Mussolini speak at a reception at the Grande Italia hotel in Milan. I believe Duggan is trying to convey a message that the Italians felt treated unfairly with the Treaty of Versailles and that change was necessary. Carlo liked the idea of Fasci di Combattimento because it would bring the change he felt was deserved after the First World War, especially since he fought in the Great War. I think it is a successful use of the entry being that it shows the foundation of the movement and why the people