wk12 - IGofBeasts - Sum/Para/Quote - PART III
Writing Prompt: One SUMMARY; One PARAPHRASE; One QUOTE:
Writing Prompt: One SUMMARY; One PARAPHRASE; One QUOTE:
1) Using paragraphing and apt quotations, summarize Part III.
2) Paraphrase a significant passage from Part III and in a brief paragraph explain to your reader why the passage is significant to the text as a whole.
3) Find a significant quote from Part III, and in a brief, well-developed paragraph, explain to your reader why the quote is significant to the text as a whole.
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Summary:
ReplyDelete• Dodd has finally realized how bad the Nazi parade has gotten. Martha agrees. Dodd ends up ditching a Nazi party and even convinces other countries’ ambassadors to do the same. Even though, he attends many diplomatic parties with them, he feels that there is too much money put into it. It takes Martha all the way up until a relationship with the head of the Gestapo to realize just what the Nazi emblem represented. In fact, more Jews moved into the top floor of Dodd’s house because tensions in Germany were growing worse and Hitler was growing stronger. Dodd gives a speech in a diplomatic setting which expresses his displease for the Nazis which results in a negative reaction from the US and the Nazis, of course. Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations. On October 17, 1933, Hitler is scheduled to meet Dodd face to face. Also, it is proposed that Martha meet Hitler to be his woman.
Paraphrase:
• Things escalate quickly in October of 1933. Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. He reasons this with the fact that his “enemies” should be to blame if there should be a war. He basically explains how they are not to blame. This leads to the arrangement of Dodd and Hitler to meet face to face on October 17, 1933. Also, on the other side of the spectrum, Martha is supposedly going to meet with Hitler because he needs a woman. All of this is very important to the text as a whole because it is building blocks for a disastrous end.
Quote:
• “Shortly before noon on Tuesday, October, 17, 1933, Roosevelt’s “standing liberal” set out in top hat and tails for his first meeting with Adolf Hitler” (153).
o This quote is important because it is a turning point in the story. After all of the growing tension between Dodd and his feelings towards Hitler, there is somewhat of a mini-climax. Dodd and Hitler will meet face to face and, in my opinion, the way this meeting plays out will be the driving factor in the direction this book takes from here.
Things in Nazi Germany are starting to look rough for Dodd as he notices the horrors under Hitler. Even though Dodd attended parties with German diplomats and befriended some, he is not liking this job as ambassador. Martha, on the other hand, has a "dark secret" with her history with men and finds herself widely available in Germany. Later, forming a relationship with Boris, and they experience several problems. In the end of the chapter, Dodd gave a speech called "Economic Nationalism" which he thought would be a great way to bond with Germany's leaders. Instead, Hitler reacted with violence and put Dodd in a very tough situation.
ReplyDeleteParaphrase:
As Dodd got ready for his speech on Columbus day, he wished to better things with Germany. Dodd's speech on Economic Nationalism upset Hitler, which caused him to withdraw from the League of Nations. I believe this part of the book is very important because the horrific tragedy of war and the Holocaust that Dodd must face as ambassador in Germany will be difficult.
Quote:
"Dodd listened intently as Hitler portrayed Germany as a well meaning, peace seeking nation whose modest desire for equality of armaments was being opposed by other nations"(152)
This quote is important because Hitler is trying to convince Germany is a peaceful country, but little do they know that they are in for a startling surprise.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteIn Part III of “In the Garden of Beasts”, Dodd is realizing how bad Germany has gotten. There is a Nazi parade happening and Dodd does not like it. Eventually Dodd leaves the parade and gets other ambassadors to follow suit. While all of this is happening Dodd is starting to dislike his job as U.S. ambassador and wants to leave Germany earlier than planned. Hitler is growing stronger and there is uneasiness among the German people. Martha starts to have a relationship with the head of Gestapo and realizes what the swastika really means. Dodd gives a negative speech called the “Economic Nationalism” and it does not sit well with Hitler. After Dodd’s speech Hitler decides to leave the League of Nations and break the Treaty of Versailles. This is unsettling to the U.S. and on October, 17th 1933 Hitler wants to meet with Dodd to talk about different things.
Paraphrase:
Towards the beginning of Part III, Dodd is at a Nazi parade. Dodd starts to realize everything is getting worse than what they thought. The parade showed him that Hitler is getting stronger than America expected. This makes Dodd realize how powerful and cruel Hitler really. This is significant because Hitler played everyone for a fool at first but now Dodd is seeing the true Hitler and he is concerned. I believe this foreshadows everything that is going to happen between the U.S. and Germany during the war.
Quote:
• “Dodd began to exhibit the first signs of discouragement and deep weariness” (136).
• This quote is significant because it shows Dodd’s concern about what he is seeing in Germany. Dodd is starting to realize the horrors of Hitler and how explosive he could be to the world.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of part III of, “In the Garden of Beasts”, Dodd has come to the realization of where he now calls home is starting to become a place he is not liking. He sees what Germany is turning into and that it is not turning into something beneficial. Many violent crimes are beginning to happen and everyone seems to be noticing them except for Martha, who is socializing with many of the men. Martha begins to throw parties to put herself out there. Dodd gives a speech on Economic Nationalism, and gives examples from history warning the Germans. Hitler gets mad by this and leaves the League of Nations. Dodd and Hitler plan to meet and Martha is told that she needs to be Hitler’s woman.
Paraphrase:
The Nazi’s harassed a woman because she, “Offered herself to a Jew.” They shaved her hair off and threw white powder in her face to the point where people could not even tell if she was a boy or girl. People drove by mocking the poor girl and pointing and laughing at her.
Quote:
Diels led raids to close them and found prisoners in appalling conditions, beaten and garishly bruised, limbs broken, near starvation, ‘like a mass of inanimate clay,’ he wrote, ‘absurd puppets with lifeless eyes, burning with fever, their bodies sagging.’” (117-118)
This is foreshadowing the Holocaust and it is somewhat contradicting because Diels is not a good person, but here it seems as if he almost cares about the conditions of these people.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteIn part III of “In the Garden of Beasts”, Dodd finally realizes the true, sordid state of Germany. Opposite of William, Martha continues to admire and participate in the Nazi regime “heiling” whenever the party came by. Martha describes, “The intoxication of the new regime working like wine in me”. While Martha continues to defy her American companions, William breaks away from the Nazi’s entirely. Martha begins to become intertwined with Nazi officers and ends up dating the head of the Gestapo. Martha discovers the true meaning behind the swastika. Dodd gives a speech called “Economic Nationalism” directing it toward Hitler and his Nazi counterparts. Hitler takes this speech very poorly and ends up leaving the League of Nations and at the same time breaks the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler then plans to meet with Dodd to discuss different issues.
Paraphrase: pg 95
On the way to Nuremberg Martha and company encounter many Germans toting the Nazi banner and “heiling” in their direction. They did this because they misinterpreted their car as that of some high ranking Nazi official. Martha continues to get entangled more and more in the “excitement” of the Nazi party. Even though this behavior made her brother and friend very uncomfortable, she continued to allow the Nazi mindset course through her.
Quote:
“She[Martha] too had been shaken by the episode, but she did not let it tarnish her overall view of the country and the revival of spirit caused by the Nazi revolution. “I tried in a self-conscious way to justify the action of the Nazis, to insist that we should not condemn without knowing the whole story””.
It is natural to not want to believe something bad about something or someone you care about. This is called positive regard. But when you see someone being dragged around like a “thing”(as Anna Rath was described) with her hair clipped bald and face covered in white powder how can you enact positive regard. They have given you every reason to not give them the benefit of the doubt. This is very important to the story because it shows just how much people’s heads can get twisted when a regime comes before the natural human mindset. The nazi regime is clouding people’s mindsets making beatings and torture acceptable in Germany. This ultimately foreshadows the treatment of Jews later on in Germany.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteIn the third part of "In the Garden of Beasts", Germany's violent raids begin to happen more frequently. William Dodd is stating to see Germany how it really is; a cruel, violent place. Martha on the other hand, doesn't see the reality and is living, in her mind, in an utopia with all her suitors. William Dodd gives a speech that warns the German people of Hitler's growing power over the country. Putzi Hanfstaengl begins to play matchmaker, trying to hook up Hitler and Martha. He offers his idea to Martha by saying, "you are the woman!".
Paraphrase:
The violence in Berlin is slowly getting worse. H. V. Kaltenborn and his family just finished their duties in Europe and were about head home when another raid happened. The family had to do a little more shopping before they board the ship to go home. They were walking down the street and saw that a group of Storm Troopers were parading their way. The Kaltenborns tried to look distracted so they didn't offer the Hitler salute. One of the Storm Troopers hit the son in the face and knocked him off his feet. The police officers were looking at the incident, but they just stood there.
Quote:
All William Dodd wanted to do was to write the last volumes of "Old South". His job began to restrict him from doing what he loved to do, which is to write. Dodd said, "With his status as ambassador now official, his routine diplomatic responsibilities suddenly swelled, to a degree that caused him dismay" (107). He begins to realize that the demands of the job has really caught up with him. The recurring idea that William Dodd is not the perfect person for the ambassador job is illustrated once again in the above quote.
Summary:
ReplyDelete* In the third part of "In The Garden of Beasts" Dodd begins to realize the horror that takes place under Hitler and his regime. Although Dodd had intended to befriend some people and have parties with some of these German diplomats, he doesn't enjoy his job. Martha finds herself available, begins talking to Boris and problems follow. Hitler reacts with violence when Dodd gave his speech "Economic Nationalism" thus causing more problems for the American family.
Paraphrase:
* While at a parade Dodd finally realizes that Hitler is very powerful and also very cruel. Hitler was like an actor, he had masks, he fool everyone, and that is why this parade is significant to the book. Now that everyone can see who he is; I believe that this will be just the beginning of the problems between the USA and Germany.
Quote:
* "To fail to learn from such "blunders of the past," he said, was to end up on a course toward "another war and chaos."
This quote is significant because it foreshadows what's going to happen is they don't learn from all the violence Hitler has caused before this.
QUOTATION:
ReplyDelete"He (Diels) told her stories of how everyone in the Nazi hierarchy distrusted everyone else, how Göring and Goebbels loathed each other and spied on each other, how both spied on Diels, and how Diels and his men spied on them in return" (119)
This quotation is important because I not only does it show the deceit and sneakiness of the Nazi leaders, but it begins to convince Martha that not everything is as good as it seems. She begins to see the Nazi party for what it really is.
PARAPHRASE:
From page 125
Martha and Boris went to Die Taverne, they were both well liked there. The reporters and even Edgar Mowrer also liked Boris, unlike many other officials from his country. They liked how he spoke his mind, he wasn't worried about censorship that caused other officials to not speak up. Boris and Martha often took long drives through the countryside together. He and Martha became closer and closer, and often stayed out all night together.
SUMMARY:
In part III, Dodd finally begins to realize that not everything is how the German government tries to make it seem. Violent brutality towards Jews continues, and they are becoming more and more repressed. There is even a plan for Jews to be stripped of all citizenship and rights. Martha, however, is still naive. She believes that everything happening is just due to the "revolution" that Germany is undergoing, she tries to justify all the attacks. We learn that Martha is somewhat of a floozy; although she is technically still married, she partake in a number of affairs. One in particular is a Pilot named Diels. He convinces Martha that there is corruption in the nazi party. Larson says "He (Diels) told her stories of how everyone in the Nazi hierarchy distrusted everyone else, how Göring and Goebbels loathed each other and spied on each other, how both spied on Diels, and how Diels and his men spied on them in return" (119). Martha finally becomes slightly more skeptical of the nazi regime. She has another affair with a man named Boris Winogradov, a Soviet official. Their relationship is looked down upon and receives much criticism. William Dodd finally does something that shows his stance of the Nazi party. He warns Germany of the dangers of Hitler. Hitler does not approve of the speech and arranges to meet with Dodd to discuss certain issues.
Paraphrase:
ReplyDeleteFollowing the public humiliation of a woman through the streets of Nuremburg, Karl Ernst, a young officer, came to Dodd to apologize for the brutality that the SA used. Ernst confessed his regret and promised it would not happen again, but before he could leave Dodd lectured him on the matter of his men’s bad behavior and what could result because of it. Ernst formally saluted then left. Even though reports from Dodd claimed Ernst delivered a sincere apology, Messersmith knew “the incidents will go on.” A recurring problem, and the significance of the event, is the constant lying from German officials. They promise that it is going to stop and that this event was due to an individual not the government, but it never does and Messersmith can see that.
Quote:
According to Larson, Martha wrote, “I tried in a self-conscious way to justify the actions of the Nazis, to insist that we should not condemn without knowing the whole story” (97). To Martha and many others it was easier and brought about less conflict to pretend this injustice towards the Jews was for the greater good of Germany. She says not to “condemn” until the full story is known, yet she doesn’t seek the full story. Martha insists that Germany is a good place and doesn’t want to dig into its actuality resulting in her never being able to condemn, which is what she wants.
Summary:
ReplyDeletePart III of “In the Garden of Beasts” portrays the real picture of the conditions on the Nazi Germany. William Dodd soon realized that the beautiful and peace-loving Germany was a hoax and Germany was much worse than what the Americans thought to be an absolute dictatorship. The Dodds began to question their initial decision of entering the Nazi world of violence. However, Martha was completely blindfolded to these events as the “intoxication of the new regime working like wine in [her]”. Martha begins to interact with Nazi Officers and also starts dating one of the heads of “The Third [Nazi] Reich”. While, her father distinctly starts to distant himself from the Nazi influences. William Dodd delivers his speech, “Economic Nationalism” which hinders the convictions of the German Empire. Hitler immediately breaks the Treaty of Versailles and withdraws Germany from the League of Nations.
Paraphrase:
The Reich Minister of Propaganda, Paul Joseph Goebbels, was definite that the press will raise the question of partial and rather more violent treatment of the Jews. Thus, at the conference he initiated the topic by addressing that these “incidents were rare, committed by ‘irresponsible’ men” (99).
This paraphrase conveys the most important part of the answer as to ‘why didn’t anyone see Hitler coming?’ It describes how the Ministers in Hitler’s Germany tried and covered most of the unfair actions that the Nazis secretly admired.
Quote:
“The troopers were ‘half-supporting, half dragging” the figure along the street. ‘Its head had been clipped bald…’” (96).
The quote by Reynolds is vital in understanding the change in behavior of the Nazi soldiers leading to the brutal treatment of Jews.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteAs time passes through this story, Dodd and his family come to a realization that the state of Germany and the Nazi party are beginning to become more and more volatile. As more and more things start to open Dodd’s eyes to the atrocities that are starting to unfold in the state of Germany. Dodd, knowing that the events occurring in Germany are directly effecting the Jewish population, Dodd knowing this hid away a few Jewish people in the upmost area of his house for safety. Dodd gives a statement on the state of Germany on an economic standpoint in relation the res of Europe and the world. This speech was called "Economic nationalism" and the purpose was to provide Germany with a better respect and relationship with the rest of the world. On the 17th of October in the year 1933 Dodd meets with Hitler himself on the topic of withdrawing from the League of Nations.
Paraphrase:
As Germany withdraws from the League of Nations, Dodd prepares himself to come into direct contact with Hitler himself and talk about the issues of the Nazi party and how it is drastically affecting Germany. Martha has a very important role also in her relation with the head of the secret police the “Gestapo”, also she has key importance in her relationship with Hitler and how he is looking for a women.
Quote:
“The more Martha came to know Diels, the more she saw that he too was afraid. He felt “he was constantly facing the muzzle of a gun,” she wrote. (119)
This quote is important in showing how the Nation of Germany even Rudolf Diels is fearful of the direction the country is going in.
Summary: In part three of “In the Garden of Beasts” Dodd is beginning to realize the real problems that are going on in Germany because of the increasing number of attacks not only on Jews, but also on American citizens. Martha is still in denial about this new Germany saying, “’The excitement of the people was contagious and I ‘Heiled’ as vigorously as any Nazi’” (95). Martha is continuing to flourish in Germany as she meets a lot of men that she is attracted to. Dodd is beginning to speak out about his disapproval of Germany’s government and the official’s actions. Dodd delivers a speech on “Econmic Nationalism” and “Dodd knew he was about to step upon very sensitive terrain” (148). The people were very grateful Dodd spoke up because that’s what the German citizens have not been allowed to say. On the other hand, Hitler was outraged and left the League of Nations and nullified the Treaty of Versailles. That is when Dodd decided it was time to meet with Hitler, who could possibly be Martha’s new lover.
ReplyDeleteParaphrase: While Martha, Bill, and Reynolds are visiting Nuremburg they come across an excited parade of people. They asked what was going on and was informed someone was being “taught a lesson”. The Storm Troopers dragged a human with a shaved head and powdered face into the street in front of everyone. The human was a women who had a sign around her neck stating “I have offered myself to a Jew”. The woman was being made fun of and treated like a doll for wanting to marry a Jewish man.
Quote: “For Martha, however, Thomsen’s display had a lingering effect of surprising power, for it eroded-albeit slightly- her enthusiasm for the new Germany, in the way a single ugly phrase can tilt a marriage toward decline” (147).
This quote is significant to the text as a whole because it demonstrates the opening of Martha’s eyes to the real Germany. She sees how rude the government officials are and it has a lasting effect on her opinion of Germany.