Mein Kampf Jewish Virtual Library - 988 Words

In Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote various hate-filled comments such as,â€Å"The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew†(â€Å"Mein Kampf: Jewish Virtual Library† 7). This is only one of the variou slurs the dictator used in the Mein Kampf. There were many controversial topics in the book, not just the derogation of the Jews. He explains the formation of his views and thoughts along with the construction of the Nazi party. Hitler â€Å"decided the he would rule the world with words† and he would be successful in doing so (Zusak 445). The printed work is one of the most popular and well known books in today’s time (Goss 20).Mein Kampf was an iconic symbol of WWII due to Adolf’s view of a future Germany. Most†¦show more content†¦In Book Thief, Hans was constantly being disregarded by the Nazi party for being a â€Å"jew lover’. When he went out to buy a copy of Mein Kampf, a passerby comm ents, â€Å"he will never be approved†¦ even if he buys a hundred copies† (Zusak 128). It was as if buying a book by Adolf Hitler would diminish all of the bad deeds Hans had done but it would no longer help due to Hans sympathy towards the Jew. Hitler targeted the Jews in Mein Kampf, blaming them for the loss of war, which people agreed on. Hitler believed that he was â€Å"acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending [himself] against the Jew, [he is] fighting for the work of the Lord†(â€Å"Mein Kampf: Jewish Virtual Library† 6). He had convinced himself that the Jews were dragging down the Aryans, Hitler’s supreme race, from rightfully ruling the world. The â€Å"struggle for world domination† was an â€Å"ongoing racial, cultural, and political battle between Aryans and Jews† (â€Å"Adolf Hitler: Mein Kampf†12). Hitler could not trust the Jews who he believed to be founded upon lies (â€Å"Mein Kampf: Jewish Virtual Library† 6). These views were to be spread throughout the country even in school classrooms. The Hitler Youth program, which Liesel was in, was established to do so. When Hans Junior spots Liesel reading a book, he questions her. â€Å"She should be reading Mein Kampf,’ he comments towards Hans. The idea of being superior to