Mengele A psychological Analysis
Monsters are supposed to be fictitious. They are supposed to be something that only appear in nightmares and fairy tails. Unfortunately, sometimes these monsters take on a very real human face. This was the case with Dr. Josef Mengle, also known as the "Angel of Death." In the essay "What Made This Man? Mengele," by Robert Jay Lifton and in an excerpt from Bruno Bettelheim's essay "The Ignored Lesson of Anne Frank," we get some insight into what made Mengele the monster that he was. Lifton talks about Mengele in great detail, especially his almost psychotic fascination with research on twins. Mengele is described as a very methodical practitioner of all of his duties. His personality is characterized as "dual." An inmate doctor characterized h
In an excerpt from "The Ignored Lesson of Ann Frank," Bettelheim describes of Mengele's characteristics. He talks about how Mengele took extreme precautions during the childbirth of one female inmate, including "rigorously observing al aseptic principles, cutting the umbilical cord with greatest care," only to send both mother and newborn to the gas chamber thirty minutes later. Bettelheim explains this act by saying that Mengele had to "double" himself in order to live with himself and his experience. This excuse is based on the belief that Mengele, although cruel and monstrous on the outside, was really a product of his surrounding. He is saying that Mengele had to adapt. Although, in my opinion, wrong in his conclusion, Bettelheim adds greater insight,
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Approximate Word count = 516
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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