GRMN 2301 Inside Nazi Germany EXAM 2 fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024

GRMN 2301 Inside Nazi Germany EXAM 2 How would you summarize Juenger's theory of pain? - correct answer He outlines 2 Categories of People: 1. The Worker - eliminates Psychology (emotion and feeling) - machine - not about their individuality or emotions - self-sacrifice (part of how he endures Pain) - indicates/is about a change in society 2. The Last Man - avoids pain - values/searches for security - Bourgeois (a society that tries to avoid pain, values security: it is therefore Decadent) - obsessed with Feelings and Emotions (Psychology to Juenger) *THE WORKER (Who accepts pain through Self-Sacrifice) will come in as the new man and replace the Last Man)* - a new type of humanity TEXT: about the emergence of a new man (THE WORKER); Juenger despises the Last Man (because they are obsessed with psychology -- emotions and feelings) and values the Worker How does Juenger's Theory of Pain relate to Nazi texts that we have read? - correct answer - Human Torpedo: Self-Sacrifice - (the) Race is superior to any individual - geniuses (heroes) are born with it and struggle to rise to the top - criticizes the Bourgeois society - all about the struggle to become the best that you can be - basically says Nazi beliefs without being racist (is a far right winger but hates the Nazis) How could you use Juenger's Theory of Pain to interpret the films we've watched so far? - correct answer Hitler Youth Quex: self-sacrifice Request Concert: sacrificing yourself for the benefit of the country --> the greater good Explain the key concepts -- such as "second consciousness," the "worker," and "the Last Man" -- in Juenger's book - correct answer LOOK AT OTHER JUENGER QUESTIONS Why are photography and sports important examples for the "age of transition" to the "age of the worker" for Juenger? - correct answer Photography: a tool to gain (that lets you into) your SECOND CONSCIOUSNESS Emotions with Photography: emotions are not as strong anymore because it is DETACHED; DETACHMENT First Consciousness: you in the moment; feeling all the emotions and fully being there/present/in the middle of everything Second Consciousness: when you are looking at yourself as a literal object (i.e. a photograph)