GRMN 2301 INSIDE NAZI GERMANY EXAM 2 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS ALREADY GRADED A+

How would you summarize Juenger's theory of pain? 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? - 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) Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen How could you use Juenger's Theory of Pain to interpret the films we've watched so far? 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 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? 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) - Second Consciousness HELPS YOU REACH THAT DETACHMENT (so you can see yourself from outside perspective in order to change who you are to be a better person) Self-Perception: with 2ndC, you are looking at yourself from the outside (like in a photo) --> a different perception of yourself Mecha: surrounded by life --> photography --> it makes it "dead" again ("petrified") --> people are "petrified" in photography; exists outside of Space and Time Also use Photography to show degenerate art - easier to fix a personality than fix a face SPORTS: - a way to dehumanize people - a way to push people out of their comfort zones --> their "zone of sensitivity" - no longer about beating other people; instead about beating times and measurements/records (this shows it is about beating an abstract measurement --> DETACHMENT and turning people into MACHINES) - sports turn people into machines (the machine of The Worker) - no longer about one's self or self-realization (because you are a machine you/yourself doesn't matter anymore) What are Rentschler's premises for interpreting Nazi film? Be able to explain them clearly AND to use them to analyze a film Nazi films/cinema were/were meant to: 1. ENTERTAIN: should not be obviously political or propaganda 2. POLITICAL: part of the overall Nazi mission of reshaping of German culture and politics (again, without being overtly political) 3. ORCHESTRA PRINCIPLE: Cinema plays a particular role in the overall program of creating a new principle (along with other forms of media like radio) 4. Nazi culture was meant to be a POPULAR CULTURE, NOT JUST "OFFICIAL ART" (like Triumph of the Will) - people were supposed to enjoy watching Nazi cinema and they did; it was not forced 5. Was part of CINEMA HISTORY: it was not a separate chapter of filmmaking --> follows patterns from before and played into patterns from after - Aimed to be AESTHETICALLY PLEASING and DREW ON TRADITIONAL MODELS OF FILMMAKING, including American cinema conventions What is the central argument in each of the Rentschler chapters that you read in this unit? - How would you use the main concepts from the first unit of class -- the tenets of Nazi ideology -- to analyze the films that you saw this unit? - Self-sacrafice - lebensraum - national socialism - racial purity/hygiene - individuals are not as important as the race - belief in the Fuhrer (leadership principle) - Pan-germanism (secluding Germany in itself vs. Lebensraum which is spreading Germany) Be able to answer questions about the plot of the films Whart are the Nazi views on visual art and physical fitness? Visual Art: Physical Fitness: - a good soldier needs to have the characteristics of a good athlete (speed, agility, strength, endurance, resolve, decisiveness, ambition) - Pentathlon: the ultimate event to show if a soldier is ready (Military makes it a mandatory thing for soldiers) - Physically fit citizens are better and healthier citizens