te the family. Adolf and his father would often fight and Alois would storm out of the house and to the pub.When Adolf was due to finish elementary school in 1900 his brother Edmond died, leaving Adolf the last boy to carry on the family name proudly.ADOLESCENCEHitler ended his term at Volksschule (sort of like elementary school but for five years) at age 11. He took a prominent place among the village children being a strong, cocky character. At this time Adolf became interested in his father's fantasy books, which were mostly about wars. His favorite books were by the author Karl May. Karl May's books dealt with Yankees and Indians-- they enthralled young Adolf and he carried these ideas into play. Hitler continued to read May's books even when he became Reich Chancellor; he even read the whole series on the American West. Having finished elementary school he had two choices: to go to Realschule, which emphasized technical and scientific studies, or go to the Gymnasium, which was a more classical sort of school. Adolf's father strongly wanted Adolf to go to Realschule for the Gymnasium was too old fashioned for him. Alois wanted Adolf to follow in his footsteps and become a civil student, while Hitler wanted to become an artist or painter. Perhaps if Hitler had been allowed to become an artist or painter there would have been no war, no holocaust, and no 52 million dead people. Alois was strongly against the idea of Adolf becoming an artist and forced Adolf to go to Realschule where Adolf was miserable. Young Adolf's marks began to slip and he failed whole years. He saw this as a rebellion against his father.Hitler was also a late bloomer. He did not mature sexually or emotionally for quite some time. When he was interested in girls he would simply offer to carry their books or tease them. He forced himself into a state of great sexual repression, which could have lead to some of his anger. It is also worthy to note ...
