Hitler only had a four-year middle school certificate, so he could not apply for an architecture school (architecture school requires candidates to graduate from high school in six years). He didn't write home, nor did he go home. Instead, I stayed alone in Vienna, closed the door, buried myself in books, listened to operas or wandered around the street blankly. He didn't return to Linz until 10 ended. At this time, Clara, the mother with breast cancer, was dying. 65438+February 2 1, his mother finally passed away.
After his mother died, Hitler was faced with the problem of trying to make a living. Although he is completely independent, he has no skills. He has always despised manual labor and never thought of earning a penny by himself. However, he is not discouraged, but still full of confidence. He bid farewell to his relatives and announced that if he failed, he would never return to his hometown.
1908 February, Hitler returned to Vienna. Vienna at that time was a splendid empire before the Habsburg dynasty was about to fall. But there are also poor people living in slums, dressed in rags and malnourished. Hitler at this time began to be full of critical spirit and rebellious spirit. He is often indignant at the injustice of the world and the oppression of ill-gotten gains by the rich and powerful. After arriving in Vienna, Hitler never tried his best to enter the architecture department, nor did he want to learn any skills or engage in any normal occupation. On the contrary, he would rather do odd jobs-sweeping snow at the station, patting carpets and carrying luggage. In the first year, he lived mainly on his father's inheritance and an orphan's allowance of 25 kroner per month. By 1909, his father's inheritance had been used up, and only 25 kroner of orphan allowance was given every month. He became a total tramp, staying in the long chair in the park at night, or at the door of any house, and filling his hunger with cheap food in the small bar and waiting room during the day.
1909 On Christmas Eve, poor Hitler pawned his last winter coat and lived in a homeless shelter. But soon, encouraged by a friend, Hitler moved into a cheap single apartment and made a living by himself. He stays in his room every day to draw his postcards, which are sold by his friends and sell very well. He also painted some big watercolors for his friends to sell, which sold well. He lives a carefree life with the money earned by painting these paintings and the orphan's fee that he can continue to receive. But not long after, this "painter" who has always been keen on politics turned the reading room of the single apartment into a political club. Hitler talked with the "upper class" among the tenants gathered here and the frustrated among the citizens. According to his needs, he enthusiastically defended all the social and political slogans he endorsed, violently attacked those slogans that led to his failure, and made a simple explanation of the chaotic and complicated social phenomena around him. During this period, Hitler often read pamphlets advocating extreme nationalism and extreme nationalism and anti-Semitism. Hitler also observed the activities of various political parties in Austria. He paid special attention to reading the newspapers and periodicals of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, analyzing its remarks and summing up experience. After repeated deliberation, he finally came to the conclusion that political parties must combine with mass movements and master the art of propaganda among the masses, otherwise they will accomplish nothing. [3]
1965438+In May 2003, Hitler, who was full of enthusiasm for the great German nation, left Vienna and moved to Munich. He wants to find his pursuit there. At this time, he continued to sell paintings for a living. During this time, he often closed the door and plunged into a lot of political books borrowed from the library, and especially focused on Nietzsche's voluntarism.