Self Sacrifice and Eternal Glory
Adolf Hitler believed in a society in which every man, woman and child would be willing to sacrifice themselves in order to better their nation and people as a whole. Hitler had a vision of the unification of Germany and its citizens, where each person would struggle and adapt in order to reach the “Final Solution”. Ernst Junger in his essay, “On Pain”, relates the struggle of pain with neutrality by stating that pain is a test that defines a person’s basic values in life. Junger addresses the fact that warfare can change a man and force him to overcome one’s pain with the will to survive. “There are apparently attitudes that enable man to become detached from the realms of life where pain …show more content…
Both argue that an individual must make decisions that do not always align with their own personal interests. Hitler states that, “The readiness to sacrifice one’s personal work and, if necessary, even one’s life for others shows its most highly developed form in the Aryan race. The greatness of the Aryan is not based on his intellectual powers, but rather on his willingness to devote all his faculties to the service of the community.” (Hitler, V.1, Ch. 11) Hitler saw the Aryan as the dominant and powerful race, because they are willing to sacrifice what other others may not in order to better the nation and society. Similar to Junger, Hitler also argues, “The readiness to sacrifice one’s personal work and, if necessary, even one’s life for others shows its most highly developed form in the Aryan race. The greatness of the Aryan is not based on his intellectual powers, but rather on his willingness to devote all his faculties to the service of the community.” (Hitler, V.1, Ch. 11) This directly correlates to Jungers view of an individual reaching ones total enlightenment after self-sacrifice is
Adolf Hitler believed in a society in which every man, woman and child would be willing to sacrifice themselves in order to better their nation and people as a whole. Hitler had a vision of the unification of Germany and its citizens, where each person would struggle and adapt in order to reach the “Final Solution”. Ernst Junger in his essay, “On Pain”, relates the struggle of pain with neutrality by stating that pain is a test that defines a person’s basic values in life. Junger addresses the fact that warfare can change a man and force him to overcome one’s pain with the will to survive. “There are apparently attitudes that enable man to become detached from the realms of life where pain …show more content…
Both argue that an individual must make decisions that do not always align with their own personal interests. Hitler states that, “The readiness to sacrifice one’s personal work and, if necessary, even one’s life for others shows its most highly developed form in the Aryan race. The greatness of the Aryan is not based on his intellectual powers, but rather on his willingness to devote all his faculties to the service of the community.” (Hitler, V.1, Ch. 11) Hitler saw the Aryan as the dominant and powerful race, because they are willing to sacrifice what other others may not in order to better the nation and society. Similar to Junger, Hitler also argues, “The readiness to sacrifice one’s personal work and, if necessary, even one’s life for others shows its most highly developed form in the Aryan race. The greatness of the Aryan is not based on his intellectual powers, but rather on his willingness to devote all his faculties to the service of the community.” (Hitler, V.1, Ch. 11) This directly correlates to Jungers view of an individual reaching ones total enlightenment after self-sacrifice is