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2.5: Hitler the Villain Lesson Plan

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    How might seeing Hitler as an exceptionally evil monster prevent us from addressing the horrors of our own times?

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    The goal is to make a villain like Hitler seem less like an otherworldly monster, and more like a person we might encounter in our daily lives. This task is toward a greater goal of preventing atrocities and disasters in our time and context. By seeing Hitler as a person instead of a monster reveals an uncomfortable truth that many of us are capable of contributing to (or even instigating) horrendous actions.

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    Hitler the Villain

    (Created by C. van Kessel, 2018)

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