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Prejudice in Friedrich
Summary: Friedrich, by Hans Peter Richter shows the treatment of the Jews in WWII through the eyes of a 10-year-old Jewish boy, living in a world of discrimination, that he doesn't understand.
In the text "Friedrich" by Hans Peter Richter, there is clear representation of unreasonable dislike towards the Jews evolving from the Nazi regime's philosophy. There were many reasons for the racial and religious prejudice demonstrated towards the Jews, which formed the core theme in the text. The Nazis party used propaganda against the Jews to strengthen their anti-Semitism views and to promote Hitler ideology. The two main reasons for the prejudice, were the racial and religious differences between the Jews and the Germans. This, with the use of propaganda fuelled the anger of the German public.
To gain support of their anti-Semitic principals, the Nazi party used propaganda against the Jews to anger the German public. The main reason for animosity between the Germans and the Jews was the Depression. Most of the Germans were unemployed, while the Jews were living comfortably and owned successful businesses that subsequently...
This section contains 788 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |