The Great Dictator

3. Symbolism and Frame Reading In The Great
Dictator

4. Symbolism and Frame Reading
● Symbolism
○ A symbol is a mark, sign, or word
that indicates, signifies, or is
understood as representing an
idea, object, or relationship.
Symbols allow people to go
beyond what is known or seen by
creating linkages between
otherwise very different concepts
and experiences
● Frame Reading
○ Framing occurs when the
construction and dissemination of
messages acts to highlight,
emphasize or obscure some
aspects of the message over
others.

5. Speech
● Hitler’s main talent seemed to
be as a speech maker, so he
began giving speeches that
appealed to Germans
embittered and disillusioned by
the outcome of the war.

6. Holocaust
The ideas that Hitler developed in the 1920s remained more or less the same until his death in 1945.
He was handed the power to start realising them. During the 1930s, he did everything he could to expel
the Jews from German society.
Once the war had started, the Nazis resorted to mass murder.
Nearly six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

7. POWER
● Hitler maintained non-stop
agitation for power. He travelled
constantly, giving speeches
throughout Germany. He wanted
his opponents destroyed, so he
demonized them. He accused
them of being traitors.

8. Depression
Unemployment
High Inflation
Failure of Government Policies
Lost Wars
Corruption

9. Prisoners and Concentration Camps
● More than 1,000 concentration
camps were established during
the history of Nazi Germany
and around 1.65 million people
were registered prisoners in the
camps at one point. Around a
million died during their
imprisonment.

10. Prestige
● Every night, there were Nazi
rallies and marches. Hitler’s
henchmen promoted him by
publishing a Nazi magazine,
distributing Nazi records and
promoting Nazi movies.

11. Works Cited
Micheal Ray, Gloria Lotha,Kathleen Sheetz. Britannica. n.d. 6 September 2020.
<https://www.britannica.com/topic/concentration-camp#info-article-history>.
Powell, Jim. "How Dictators Come To Power In A Democracy." Forbes (2013).
6 September 2020.
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