there were no anti-Semitic groups in Linz during the time he was there and he even stated in Mein Kampf that he was not an anti-Semite at that time.After Hitler's father died, Adolf became more polite and quiet, sinking into a dream world more and more often. He continued to do poorly at school, but finally made it past the third term. He was only allowed to pass on one condition, that he did not return to the Linz Realschule for the fourth term. He was immediately signed up for the Realschule at Steyr. He had to leave home early to get there everyday. He did a bit better that term but did not pass geometry so was not allowed to proceed on to Oberrealschule. He went back to the Realschule to pass his makeup geometry exam but did not attempt to proceed on to Oberrealschule or another technical school. At this time in his life he still continued to want to be an artist or perhaps an architect. Hitler met a man by the name of Kubizek and they went on to become partners in a sort of imaginary architecture firm. They went on designing imaginary thing and developed a style later dubbed as ‘Nazi classical.' At 17 Hitler took an extended vacation to Vienna where he studied the architecture and was rumored to have a girlfriend. In October of 1906 Hitler began to take piano lessons and was quite good. He quit, though, because of his dislike of scales and because his mother had become ill and they had to reduce expenses.In 1906, Klara was diagnosed with sarcoma pectoris, a malignant growth in the breast. She had an operation two months later but remained quite ill. Her illness affected the family life greatly. She still had to take care of Paula, now 11, and support Adolf. Adolf now took to politics somewhat. He would leave at six in the evening and return home reading about Pan-Germanism or anti-Semitism. His mother died in early 1907. Hitler now began to vegetate even more. He would not leave the house for days on end. ...
