Title: The Portrayal of Hitler in “Downfall.” General Purpose: Describe and analyze the portrayal of Hitler in “Downfall.” Judging from the script of the film and the performance of Hitler by actor Bruno Ganz‚ what do you believe was the purpose of and effect on the audience intended by the portrayal of Hitler in this film? Thesis Statement: Hitler’s portrayal‚ highlighted his erratic and tyrannical behavior‚ through his leadership style‚ mental instability and social interactions‚ and had
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Plot Analysis 1)Winston Smith works in the Recording Department of the Ministry of Truth as a clerk. He rewrites historical documents‚ such as newspapers to match the ever changing lies that the Party tell. He often changes documents even if they are from previous days‚months or years. He lives in Oceania‚ London. The Party and Big Brother (leader/face of the party) rule over London. The Party watch people constantly through televisions and the Thought Police‚ the Party even has children betraying
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most feared and infamous dictators and military geniuses. Some of these people have even shaped the way the world is today and their influences are still felt. Among such dictators are Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler‚ leaders of France and Germany respectively at two different periods. Adolf Hitler’s reign of power begins in 1933 when he is appointed Chancellor of Germany and his reign ends with his suicidal death on April 30 1945. Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign of military power begins in 1783 until
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Machiavelli and Adolf Hitler are both names synonymous with evil: killing without reason‚ fear tactics‚ cruelty. “Adolf Hitler‚ according to his own word‚ kept The Prince by his bedside‚ where it served as a constant source of inspiration…” (Downs 201). Machiavelli’s work is known as a guide to holding absolute power; Hitler took The Prince’s advice‚ but the extent is up for debate. They shared basic mutual principles‚ but certain technicalities are different. Hitler took a great amount of inspiration
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the next 16 years‚ a few individuals had been brewing up other ideas. From the rise of Adolf Hitler in 1922 until the dropping of the second A-bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan on August 9‚ 1945‚ the world would never look the
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in. In contrast‚ an ideology is a group of ideas that explain the world and how it should be ran; this may or may not reflect someone personal identity. To some extent that personal identity should be shaped by ideology. Ideologies can be a good thing or a bad thing‚ depending on the ideas. “If you walk in the footprints of others‚ you won’t never make any of your own.” (Unknown Author)As the quote suggests‚ individuality does not happen if you only follow. Most ideologies are adopted to people
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Told from the other side. Adolf Eichmann was born in 1906 to a Calvinist Protestant family in Solingen‚ Germany. He is the eldest of 5 children. His parents were Adolf Karl Eichmann‚ who was a bookkeeper and Maria Eichmann who was a housewife. After Maria’s death in 1916‚ Karl married Maria Zawrzel. Eichmann attended the same high school as Adolf Hitler‚ only 17 years later. Eichmann attended the Kaiser Franz Joseph Staatsoberrealschule. At his high school‚ he participated in many sports and clubs
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Sudetenland Protests Hitler’s plan for the Germans was that he wanted one race together and would risk anything to unite the German race. As was mentioned (Paragraph 1 Line 3‚ Chamberlain and Hitler‚ 1938)‚ “When Adolf Hitler came to power‚ he wanted to unite all Germans into one nation.” Despite the obstacles he would face in the future‚ he turned to Czechoslovakia first and focused on the Sudeten Germans. He convinced Sudetenland Germans to protest and rebel against Czech authority. He began taking
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Joseph Stalin‚ Adolf Hitler‚ and Benito Mussolini were all famous leaders of their time. When the word famous is mentioned for their description‚ it is not necessarily good. In fact none of them were known for anything good. You could say they were in"famous". They all lead during the same time period; during the early to mid 1900s. Stalin was part of the Russians‚ Mussolini was with the Italians‚ and Hitler was with the Germans. Joseph Stalin‚ of Russia‚ was completely uninterested in ideological
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Roosevelt And Adolf Hitler Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler are often referred to as two of the most influential people of the first half of the twentieth century. FDR and Hitler were certainly the two most influential and powerful people in their time of economic depression and world war. These were two very different men‚ but they had their similarities. Both of these men brought their country’s out of an economic depression. The two were very impressive speakers. Hitler certainly
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