FREE ESSAY ON ADOLF HITLERS CHILDHOOD

ADOLF HITLERS CHILDHOOD

Adolf Hitler 
Hitler's Childhood Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in a small Austrian village
called Braunau-am-Inn. Adlof was born a sickly child, his mother, Klara, watched over him
night and day. Klara Hitler protected young Adolf from her short-tempered husband, Alois.
Adolf grew into a thin, dark-haired, blue-eyed boy with an angular face (Twisted 63). At
the age of 6, Hitler started school and showed excellent achievement in his classes.
Outside of school young Hitler was energetic and had many friends. Adolf's home life was
far less happy. His father ran the household like a military boot camp. When his father
was in the same room as him, Adolf was not allowed to speak without permission. The first
signs of Adolf's aggression showed up at the age of 7. Adolf would challenge his
tyrannical father and was beaten severely for it. In 1900, at the age of 11, Hitler
entered a secondary school that turned out to be disastrous. After entering the school,
Adolf's grades dropped in every subject except drawing. Hitler explains this change in
academic performance in his book Mein Kampf. Hitler states that he purposely failed his
classes to rebel against his father and sabotage all ambition towards him (Bullock 8).
During his high school career, Hitler became seriously ill with a lung infection and was
forced to drop out of school. After his illness was cured, he then applied to the Vienna
Academy of Arts hoping to start a career in painting. Hitler took the admission test and
passed it, but when it came down to submitting a piece of art, Hitler's watercolor was
rejected. Adolf was rejected from the academy and felt no disappointment, although,
Hitler was more concerned with a dying woman whom he loved greatly, his mother. Klara was
suffering from breast cancer and would die in December of 1907. The death of his mother
brought great sorrow to Hitler. The family physician said, I have never seen anyone so
prostrate with grief as Adolf Hitler (Twisted 71). Hitler felt that he should not give up
his love for art, so he reapplied to the art academy. This time, Hitler didn't even pass
the preliminary exam. Hitler was offended greatly and couldn't believe what happened. In
desperation for a source of income, Hitler joined the German Army and began attending
meetings of the Nazi party. This is the major turning point in Hitler's life that might
have brought on the power-demanding personality that is a part of his name. As you can
see, Hitler has been subjected to many altered experiences in his childhood. These things
may have quite possibly turned the once playful youngster, into a tyrannical leader of
the Nazi party.