1. Adolf Eichmann - Nazi Bureaucrat
... career. Hannah Arendt thinks that Eichmann's trial was an excruciating lesson in the "banality of evil. " Banal is defined as lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring (Webster's Dictionary). Eichmann was known as one to exaggerate. He loved to boast about himself and make everyone think that he was really important the Nazi's; when in reality he wasn't all ... Eichmann was giddy or excited with what he done to this people. Page 47 shows an excellent example of Eichmann exaggerating his deeds. He claims that he had "invented " the ghetto system when in reality it was the idea o...
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- Grade Level: High School