The author of the book that I decided to do my book review on is James Cross Giblin. Giblin was an American children’s author and editor. Giblin was born on july 8th, 1993, in Cleveland Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve university with a bachelors in drama, and went to get his master’s in play writing from columbia university. After being an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. At Clarion he edited such notable children’s books authors like Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the “Five Little Monkeys” series. Some of his works include: Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today, Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows, When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, The Life and Death Of Adolf Hitler, and …show more content…
James Cross Giblin later died on Sunday, April 10, 2015 at 82 years old, following a long illness.
In this book, Giblin presents the rise and fall of the “most dangerous and destructive” Dictator. Hitler was born to a very abusive father who frequently beat him. Hitler read a novel and figured out that a hero could prove his courage by not showing pain, so next time his dad tried to beat him he just counted the blows and according to hitler he never hit him again. Hitler loved painting. He was a very skilled artist ever since elementary school, he had dreams of becoming a great artist. After being rejected by the art academy, he lost his mother to breast cancer. After losing his mother, he settled in Vienna where he remained homeless for many months. He managed to make a living by selling his paintings. In April of 1913, hitler received his share of his father's estate. He used the money to move to germany. Hitler Joined the german military. He fought on the front lines in World War 1. He felt mad when people in the country lost hope in germany winning the war, and was upset when germany surrendered. After the war
Adolf Hitler had a very poor childhood including a wicked father and relocating. He was born in small city of Austria Hungary on April 20, 1898. His family later moved to Germany when he was a little bit older. Moving to Germany unfortunately made his family have poor lives, money wise. As a child, Hitler’s father was very abusive towards him and his siblings, explaining why he was so angry as he got older. Because of this, he had a strong bond with his mother and loved her very much. These reasons lead to his arrival of being a dictator of Germany because he had so much hatred build up and relocating.
The dominant political figure of German history in the twentieth century, Adolf Hitler, was born in a lower middle class family in the provincial Austrian town of Braunau am Inn on 20 April 1889. In 1907 Hitler applied to enter the Vienna Academy of Art but his application was rejected. After the death of his mother Klara, Hitler decided to move to Vienna. He drifted from job to job, often selling sketches or painting scenes of Old Vienna and it was a period that he himself later called the most miserable period of his life. Many of Hitler’s views of the world were shaped by his experiences on the streets of Vienna and it is probable that his violent anti-Semitism dates from this time.
Adolf Hitler was a failure at his young age, where he couldn’t keep up with school, or pursue his dream as a painter. Hitler was really a pauper, he did manage to sell few of his paintings, but the worst part was he slept on the benches and ate from the soup kitchens. He was helpless. So then he decides to forgo painting, and joins the military during World War I, Hitler’s prowess earned him 5 medals, of those five, two were the iron cross medals. He was also blinded by a gas attack at the end of the war, but he recovered. After World War I ended, Germany’s economy had collapsed. Hitler thought the Jews were responsible for the Germany’s defeat. He believed that the nation had been “stabbed in the back” by the Jews (history learning site). After World War I ended, Hitler stepped into the politics. He joined the German’s workers party; he later changed its name to National German Workers’ Party or Also known as the Nazi party. But after the uprising act in Munich, it sent him to prison for nine months. He wrote the book “mein kempf” meaning “my struggle”, which sold about 5 million copies. He attained a lot of fame after writing that book. He used his failed revolution and the book he wrote to seize power legally. At this time Hitler had a huge impact on the Germany, he was such a indefatigable speaker, he gave speech after speech, called in meetings after meetings, and The mind of Adolf Hitler
“Considering his origins and his early life, it would be difficult to imagine a more unlikely figure to succeed to the mantle of Bismark, the Hohenzollern emperors and President Hindenburg than this singular Austrian of peasant stock who was born at half past six in the evening of April 20, 1889 in the Gasthof zum Pommer, a modest inn in the town of Braunau am Inn, across the border from Bavaria.” (William L. Shirer 14) Hitler was a corrupted man by having a terrible childhood. He did not have any role model, such as a father and mother. He only had a dreams to become things but he was not allowed to be anything. Several factors in Hitler's life may have contributed to him becoming an evil dictator. He was not allowed to become an artist, he wanted to be a priest but could not, and he had a bad relationship with his father.
“Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, which was on Easter Sunday. Adolf was one of four children but none of the other children lived past two years of age. After Adolf was born, his mom, Klara, had two more kids who did live to be older than two. Adolf’s mom, Klara, had been traumatized by the death of her first three children, causing her to go crazy”. Klara always worried about Adolf dying. Adolf also had two half brothers and sisters from his dad Alois Hitler. Alois Hitler was never a big part of Adolf’s life and he struggled with that. Adolf had a dream of being an artist, but that did not match the government job his dad wanted him to have. People say that Hitler was a mean man because of his dad and his early life. His dad would get drunk and go crazy on his family, this is not a way to grow up, and it certainly impacted Hitler and history. “When his father died Hitler roamed the streets dreaming of his future as an artist. When Hitler was 18, he tried to enter the Academy of Fine Arts, but was rejected twice this caused him a lot of frustration.” When Hitler was 25 he was part of the military and served in World War I, this allowed him to release some of the anger and frustration. “While in the army Hitler was wounded twice, once by gas. This is said to be the reason he went a little crazy. While in the war this is when he started to hate the Jews. Hitler said, while in the war that the Jews were everywhere and he began to hate them more and more as he saw
Born to proud parents in 1889 in the small Austrian village of Braunau Am Inn, Hitler was coddled and bathed in the love of his mother, Klara, while his father, Alois, worked. At six, everything changed, for he had entered primary school where discipline was tough, and his father had just retired from the civil service.1 Adolf was faced with orders everywhere he turned and his father, Alois, often resorted to beating his boys. This was enough to harden a young, impressionable mind, and would later reflect upon him as Führer. Eventually, the family moved to town, where he attended school at the local Roman Catholic monastery, decorated with swastikas on their official coat-of-arms. And he frequently read novels about the American West, especially those written by Karl May, whose stories often portrayed cowboys defeating Native Americans with “sheer will-power and bravery,”.2 Hitler’s family soon moved again to the small village of Leonding, Austria on the German border. Here, Hitler discovered his knack for art which overshadowed Alois’ desire for his son to follow in his footsteps
After several requests, Hitler’s mother finally let him drop out of high school. From there, he traveled to Vienna, working as a casual labourer and watercolor painter (“Adolf Hitler”). Hitler never finished his high school education. He was able to drop out of school, almost labeling himself as a rebel. Now Hitler could do what he wanted, paint. It is in Vienna where Hitler matured. No parents around, total control of what he wanted to do with himself. He develops his beliefs and experiences about life for the first time. Once in Vienna, Hitler wanted to go to the Academy of Fine Arts. But, to his dismay, he failed entry both times he took the entrance exam (“Hitler, Adolf”). Hitler’s failure to enter the one school he always wanted to join would stay with Hitler for the rest of his life. He was not good enough for the school, and Hitler takes this vendetta out on the “imperfect”, trying to wipe out a whole race he believed was below him. This failure was a shadow, following him around and reminding him he wasn’t as good as he thought he was. Hitler’s insecurities about himself made it easier for him to commit terrible attacks on others without regret. Without having a lot of ways to make money and gaining little from an orphan’s pension, Hitler moved into a small hostel, barely making enough money by drawing advertisements
Adolf Hitler's extreme methods of rule is often said to be a result of his difficult early life. Born on April 20th, 1889, He grew up in Linz, Austria. His father was a violent and abusive man which he feared, however he was very close to his mother. As a young adult, he was rejected from the art school he applied to, and never went beyond a secondary education. Hitler lived a lonely and isolated life, even from early times it was apparent that he was very shut off to other people. In WWI, he tried to join the military, but was rejected due to physical inadequacy. He eventually petitioned the king to allow him to serve, and was finally allowed in combat. He went on to lead the nazi party in 1920 and became chancellor of Germany in 1933, after
In order to fully understand Hitler’s capabilities, it is important, if not completely necessary, to start at the beginning. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria on April 20, 1889. He dreamed of being a painter when he was a boy, but did not receive much public attention and lived in poverty. Hitler was of German descent, and he hated the nation of Austria because it was a nation of various ethnic groups, and moved to
In Austria in the year 1889, one of the most powerful leaders in the history was born. Adolf Hitler, one of the uttermost cruelest dictators began his life in the small town of Braunau am Inn. He was the son of Alois Hitler, who was constantly in a dispute with Adolf. When Adolf turned three, his family moved to Germany. From an early age, Adolf Hitler wanted to be an artist even though his father had no favorable feelings toward that dream of his. When Adolf was fourteen, his father abruptly died leaving Adolf little to nothing. When Hitler turned sixteen his mother allowed him to drop out of school to try and fulfill his idea of becoming an artist. With all of the money that his father had given him and began to paint using watercolors. Soon he started applying to the Academy of Fine arts and failed. He applied twice and soon became angry with the world. That was his turning point.
April 20 1889, 6:30 pm, in Braunau Austria, Klara Hitler gave birth to her first son Adolf Hitler. Braunau Austria is a small town located approximately 65 miles east of Munich and nearly 30 miles north of Salzburg. When Hitler was a small child, he was baptized as a Catholic. Hitler didn’t do well in school; he wanted to be an artist. His father Alois Hitler, didn’t approve of his life plans, he wanted his son to be an officer and fight for Germany. Hitler had a hatred for his father. He was deeply and emotionally attached to his hard working mother. On Saturday, January 3, 1903, Alois Hitler collapsed and died from lung hemorrhage. Hitler was only 13 years old, when his father passed away. After Hitler’s father passed away, Hitler continued to do poorly in school. Hitler decided to pursue his dreams of becoming an artist. He applied to art schools, but every time he was denied entrance. His mother began experiencing chest pains. She went to Edward Bloch, a family doctor. On January 14, 1907, he diagnosed Klara Hitler with advanced breast cancer. She became gravely ill and needed immediate surgery. Adolf Hitler sobbed for his mother, hoping she would be okay. December 21, 1907, Klara Hitler was pronounced dead due to her illness. This devastated Hitler. He decided to give up on his dreams of being an artist after she passed. Hitler joined the German army and fought in World War I. After World War 1, he rose to power in Germany during the 1920’s and early
In September of 1907, Hitler went to Vienna, with hopes of attending art school. Upon learning that his mother was dying of cancer, he went back home. When she died on December 20, 1907, Hitler went back to Vienna to return to his dream of becoming an artist. However, twice the art school rejected him, which is something that he would never forget. "In his misery Adolf Hitler began to learn things other than art. He learned to hate."4 He became curious about Jews and began to read about them. He started to believe some of the anti-semetic ideas he was reading about. He began to believe that the Aryans were superior and the Jews were responsible for his failure as an artist. He vowed that they would pay for his humiliation. From age nineteen to twenty-four, Hitler lived as a vagrant on the streets of Vienna, and refused regular work. He began to hate all of humanity. In 1913 he moved to Munich, where he still refused regular work, but was hardly broke. In fact, he had the income of a provincial lawyer from odd jobs and from selling paintings.5
Deep in the heart of Europe, along the border of Austria and Germany lies a little town by the name of Braunau am Inn. On April 20, 1889, a little boy was born there that would someday change the world forever. When the boy was three years old, he and his family packed up their things and moved to Germany in hopes of a new and better life. Even though life got a little better for the family, the boy’s father started to beat him mercilessly, causing him to lose trust in most people, but shortly after they arrived, the boy started school. He was a poor student, but many kids liked him because of the leadership qualities he possessed. Once he got older and moved onto secondary school, the competition was tougher and he decided to stop trying, making him lose popularity. He suffered deep depression because he thought nobody cared about him. After school each day, he would make his way home just to be thrown around and hit by his father. As the years went by and he turned fifteen, he was at the point where he didn't care about anything, and failed his school exams. He was told to repeat the year, but he didn't care to get a formal education. He was unpopular, had no friends, and had a terrible father figure. The only person that seemed to care and who kept him going was his mother, Klara. He wanted to give back to her; he wanted to make her proud. This once sweet, innocent boy’s name was Adolf Hitler. He suffered a horrible childhood with nobody by his side except his mother, who couldn't do much for him, as the family
Before Adolf Hitler became known for being the famous German totalitarian dictator, he believed that he was destined to be a world famous artist (“Adolf Hitler” American). By exploring the early, median, and final years of the life of Adolf Hitler, one can begin to fully understand the disappointments that filled his existence.
In Hitler's younger years about age 5-7 He had lived through a very rough and traumatic childhood. It started when Hitler was 6, two of his younger brothers died from the disease, their names were Edmund Hitler, and Gustav Hitler. After the two passed away, his father turned into a very abusive man and treated Alois and Adolf poorly. And as Hitler turned 14 he fought with his father about his dream to become an artist. But instead his father wanted him to work for the Habsburg civil service, but they never agreed. When his father passed away from old age