Life of Hitler

The Holocaust is something that when looked upon in history is looked upon with shame by all. Most find it hard to believe that one man was capable of all this hate and anger. For some one to lead these crimes against humanity there must have been events that happened to him to make him so cold. Which leads us to our topic question of why did Hitler order the killing of millions? Many will look back to his troubled child hood where they think he gained many of his anti-semantic views. Hitler is viewed by most as one of the world’s most evil person’s of all time, but you have to remember at one time this man was envied and followed by a whole nation.

Hitler’s childhood is something that can be looked upon as the root of all his problems. His farther was one of the main causes as to all of Hitler’s serious mental problems; he was a very abusive and strict man. Most of his father’s abuses were taken out on his older brother who was 13 at the time; this caused him to run away, leaving Hitler as the next in line. His fathers had also just retired from his job at Austrian civil services which left him a lot of time at home around Adolf. The quote “the oldest boy, Alois Jr., 13, bore the brunt of his father's discontent, including harsh words and occasional beatings. A year later, at age 14, young Alois had enough of this treatment and ran away from home, never to see his father again.” This put young Adolf, who was only 7 at the time, next in line for the same treatment. This proves the point that Hitler and his brothers were all victims of an abusive father; this was one thing that could have contributed to his radical views and hate for others. Hitler's father had continually expressed loyalty to the Hapsburg Monarchy, perhaps unknowingly encouraging his rebellious son to give his loyalty to the German Kaiser. There were also other things in his childhood that also affected Adolf in many ways.

Another event in his childhood that affected him for life was when one day, Hitler went rummaging through his father's book collection and found several of military books, including a picture book on the War of 1870-71 between the Germans and the French. By Hitler's own account, this book became an obsession to him. He read it over and over; becoming convinced it had been a glorious event. The quote "It was not long before the great historic struggle had become my greatest spiritual experience. From then on, I became more and more enthusiastic about everything that was in any was connected with war or, for that matter, with soldering." - Hitler stated in his book Mein Kampf. This quote showed that at this point Hitler became obsessed with war and death setting the stage for his future. This was just another event in his childhood of problems, but it would not be the last.

Another event was that Hitler’s grade school had come to an end and he had to choose which type of secondary school to attend, classical or technical. At this point in his life young Hitler had dreams of one day becoming an artist. He wanted to go to the classical school. But his father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and become a civil servant and sent him to the technical high school in the city of Linz, in September 1900. The quote "I thought that once my father saw what little progress I was making at the [technical school] he would let me devote myself to the happiness I dreamed of." - Hitler explained in Mein Kampf, this showed that Hitler had other plans for himself. This quote further proved the point that Hitler had a big problem with authority. Hitler showed that he would never be able to take orders from anyone;