Cierra Davis
Ms. Shroyer
Eng123_011
8 December 2014
Ideology of Hitler and Lord Voldemort Many of today’s greatly known leaders and dictators are recognized for the path of respect they leave behind, or in some cases, a path of hatred. The leader of the Nazi regime, Adolf Hitler, once said, “Great liars are also great magicians” (Sharma, 14). When comparing the motives and the views of Hitler, one can make connections between the leaders of the past and the characters in today’s fiction. Lord Voldemort, from the Harry Potter series, can be compared to Hitler and his ideals. Lord Voldemort can be described as evil, power-thriving, and a leader in the Dark Arts. Dark Arts by definition is, “Dark Arts, or Dark Magic, refers to magic that is
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From the beginning of their lives and how they grew to be prejudice and have nothing but hatred towards the Jews and muggle-borns. Hitler proves to have used his wits of lying to gain his connections to become chancellor, which had put him toward the top of Germany’s authority pyramid. Like Lord Voldemort, he used his wits and what he was best at, dark arts, to create fear and began to spread his name, which took him to the top of totem pole because everyone feared him. With the help of the Diary of Tom Riddle and Mein Kampf , these leaders spread their ideologies and lies of society across their publics. Some belived and conformed and those who did not were punished. When Hitler began making plots to set up the Jews, he lied and created the start of fear amongst Germany by burning down the building. With this under his belt as Chancellor, he could take whatever actions he felt necessary to condemn the situation. While trying to control the situation that was at hand, Hitler found it to be the perfect time to start blaming the Jews for disobeying his new rules. Lord Voldemort does this by attacking and killing all those in defense to the rights of muggles. By comparing all of these characteristics to one another, one can determine whether or not the leaders created the issue of these mass genocides themselves or if they …show more content…
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