This was a crushing blow and it demolished all of his dreams.
Hitler was so deeply affected by the decision of the instructors that he decided to become a transient, wandering from place to place to live, eat, sleep and basically stay alive. He moved from shelter, to park bench, to café, to shelter again. During his years as a vagrant, he worked to peddle all the paintings he could, but that wasn't always successful so he often resorted to scamming and panhandling. Even though he was going through rough times, he managed to visit all the parliament meetings he could while reading all the literature he could get his hands on (Stalcup 34-36). Hitler began to read more and more anti-Semitic publications. Hitler became obsessed with Jews, whoever he saw that did not look normal to him he assumed was a Jew, and over time, because of his obsession, it was easier and easier for him to spot them (Heyes 24). As Hitler's hate for the Jewish people blossomed he began to blame everything he could on them. Modern art was one of the things he attacked saying that it was a pestilence and that it too was a crime committed by the Jews (Stalcup 36-38). Hitler's hate for the Jews was raging, and as he became more outspoken, his ideas penetrated more minds.
After Hitler moved to Munich, he decided that he would get his military physical required by the Austrian government, but was disappointed to find that he was to weak to serve for them in World War One. Undaunted, Hitler petitioned the German state of Bavaria in February of 1914 for permission to serve in its army. He was allowed to serve as a volunteer in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment (Heyes 25-26). Hitler may have been a weak, disliked, social misfit but he was anything but on the battlefield. He showed valor, bravery, and never complained about the conditions he was forced to live in, quite contrary to his civilian life.
