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The Psychological Forging of Adolf Hitler
Hitler, the man, was a curious psychological case and a deadly one at that. In rising to untold heights of dominance, a position of dizzying power, Hitler’s psychological neuroses were thus naturally spewed forth on the masses and absorbed into the the fabric of the nation to dramatic and dangerous effect. He was a psychologically unhealthy man — this should be obvious.
In rising from the dregs of obscurity into a position of tremendous clout, all of the man’s abrasive fixations and megalomaniac fantasies were ushered onto the world stage. How was it that one man could enact such a spellbinding effect on the German people? What was it about Hitler that eerily had made him such a powerful container for Nazi themes? What exactly were the ingredients that made up the Hitlerian persona? These questions continue to haunt many of us.
The Freudian Dilemma
It does appear that there was something distinctly, uncannily Freudian about Hitler’s childhood years. As a young boy, Hitler suffered from a cruel and domineering father. His father was quick to hit his children and demanded rigid obedience from them. Prone to fits of rage and lacking in a paternal quality, Hitler never loved his father and it should be no surprise why. Being cold, heartless, and exacting, what solidified in the younger Hitler was a seething…
