Virginia Woolf: An Analysis Of Helmuth's Change

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Throughout the book you can see how Helmuth’s feelings toward Hitler changes. At the beginning he is all for Hitler and believes that he will better Germany. Things start happening in the story which make Helmuth change his view on Hitler. He sees how Hitler is slowly taking away the Germans rights and freedom. Helmuth knows he has to do something about it. On page 26 Helmuth says, “Hitler wants to protect us.” This is near the beginning where Helmuth believes that Hitler is good for Germany. Helmuth starts to consider whether Hitler is really a blessing or not on page 49. It states, “ Is gerhard right? Does it make an idol out of Hitler? Does it mock God?” You can also see how Helmuth is angry with Hitler’s new laws. Page 92 says, “Helmuth’s