And, in the same way that to become a social human being one modifies and suppresses and, ultimately, without great courage, lies to oneself about all one’s interior, uncharted chaos, so have we, as a nation, modified or suppressed and lied about all the darker forces in our history. We know, in the case of the person, that whoever cannot tell himself the truth about his past is trapped in it, is immobilized in the prison of his undiscovered self. This is also true of nations. We know how a person, in such a paralysis, is unable to assess either his weaknesses or his strengths, and how frequently indeed he mistakes
Why was it that Prussia unified Germany? Prussia emerged as a force under the leadership of Bismarck; and is considered to be one the main factors into bringing a unified Germany. Germany at the time consisted of 39 states managing their own interests. Prussian influence in Germany began with the Zollverein an economic unit consisting of 18 states. Even though when looking at Bismarck’s aims in the beginning where never to unify Germany under Prussia.
The society breeds ignorance of the physical change of a “true image” that is not subsequently developed, influences the fear of deviations. Firstly, Joseph Strorm is very strict and examines differences in appearances thoroughly to send people to suffer in the fringes afterwards. Joesph was struck when David stated
Flaws and Fallacies In Mark Twain’s essay, “The Damned Human Race,” many flaws appear within his abundant use of analogies. One flaw stems from his use of Hasty Generalization. Twain supports this by writing that “the earl wantonly destroys what he has no use for…” which, according to Twain suggests “..that the earl was descended from the anaconda.” (Twain 28). This is a Hasty Generalization, for Twain is basing his conclusion on one result that does not represent the whole population. Since his argument is based on a common fallacy, his essay appears unreasonable and flawed.
Some historians such as Lipson and Passant have argued that the Zollverein became an integral tool in the coming of German unification, and the part it played in breaking down the traditional state boundaries which in turn led to unification. Lipson indicates that the Zollverein built the foundations for a united Germany, and writes; “Economic unity paved the way for political unity, and community of material interests stimulated the growth of national feeling and fostered national consciousness.’1 Lipson argues that the Zollverein acted as a tool that would unite Germany economically at first, but in time it led to political and eventually total unification. When the Zollverein came into establishment on the 1st January 1834 it brought together 18 states with a population of 26 million people, all unified under the terms of free trade; tariffs were to be the same across all frontiers. We can see how the Zollverein began to unify Germany because by 1837 all of the southern states were sharing the same currency, the florin, and that by 1844, almost all of Germany, bar Austria and three other states, were unified. Bowring can be seen supporting Lipson’s argument by writing in 1840, “In fact the Zollverein has brought the sentiment of German nationality out of the regions of hope and fancy into those of positive and material interests.2” Here Bowring agrees with Lipson’s statement that the creation of the Zollverein brought about the first form of German unification by breaking down the stately barriers that had previously hindered unification.
It’s impossible.” (222). The reader recognizes that Holden is confined within walls of phoniness and corruption. The profanity written on the walls becomes too much for Holden. In a sense, he desires to eradicate all profanity, therefore protecting the innocence of children, but as Holden indicates, it’s nearly impossible. Unlike Holden in Catcher in the Rye, Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath concentrates society’s corruption on self-interested people.
Easterners saw unification as a political goal that would give them more freedom and richness; while the West Germans, according to 'Andreas Staab', saw unification as a welcome but not desperately pursued political gift. However there was no merge of equals as Germany was united by West Germany taking over East Germany. (Peter Pulzer, German Politics, 1945-1995). Of course this has brought many problems to Germany, specially to East Germany but has also brought some prospects to the country. With The West taking over the East, it meant that GDR had to accept 'terms of accession to the system of the Federal Republic' (Dividing and Uniting Germany).
Both characters seem to constantly blame each other, and try to undermine each other to destroy their evils, but this is impossible as the two are part of a singular identity and need each other. No matter how much they try to convince themselves that their counterpart is a great barrier to their happiness, they are unable to even survive let alone be happy without each other. Their doppelganger relationship is comparable to that of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in which the two main characters, Jekyll and Hyde, are alter egos of each other, representing the conflict between good and evil within their singular identity. Frankenstein and Jekyll both battle with their identity, and face immense psychological turmoil as a result of their doppelgangers. Both these stories focus on the dualistic nature of man, and the idea that one cannot repress a part of one’s identity
This not only compels the readers to see the lack of common sense by which these people are trying to achieve, but to completely view them as people who pose as a stain of society. This element of their nuisance is enhanced by the use of words “bludgers” and “hippies” by which label them as lazy, freeloading parasites who are unable to move on with society and regress into useless human beings. The attack continues with the words ‘activists’ and ‘liberationists’. These words imply there is a hidden, unclear agenda by which these people are trying to achieve and more importantly how. This appeal to fear causes the audience to question the behaviour of these people creating a sense of fear and doubt.
Discuss the importance of the role Bismarck as a cause of German unification. It has been said by several historians that the second half of the nineteenth century was the ‘Age of Bismarck.’ In the mid 1800’s Bismarck provided dynamic leadership- a trait which had been lacking during the events of 1848-89. Ian Mitchell stated “Bismarck was everywhere.” However, there has been a considerable degree of debate concerning the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany. Some argue that unification would have been inevitable and had nothing to do with Bismarck, although others argue that the unification was solely down to Bismarck’s role. Other factors are such as French revolutionary ideas swept across Europe, 1848 Revolutions, Prussian economic and military strength.