Worthless, not human, not “real” Germans and are the reason to all the problems in Germany, or so Adolf Hitler thinks. He believes that they were the reason Germany is being destroyed and wants to give Aryans all the power because to him they are the superior race. In the book The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow the character Max Schmeling, a famous German boxer demonstrates what what it is like to be an Aryan during this time period, in this fictional society. Aryans having power is highly important and expected by the Nazi, power is very cruelly gained and demonstrated by Aryans. Superiority is an expectation deeply implied in this fictional society and Max Schmeling is a man very pressured to show it. Hate, it is something inside of people which…show more content… Power is something that is stolen from the Jews for the Aryans to take for themselves, which is not as hard if you are Aryan. They make themselves seem more powerful by making the Jews powerless. As Dolph Lutz, a police officer, warns the Jews in the novel “The Nazis have taken to the streets and are attacking jews and jewish businesses” (Sharenow 337). The Nazis not only destroy their homes and businesses, but also remove them from their positions at their jobs. This affects Max because Mongrel races are not allowed to be boxers in Europe and this means less competition, making easier for him to gain fame in Europe. A judge in a boxing match informing the audience “ It has came to my attention that Karl Stern is a Jew, it is the policy of our athletic association to conform to the bylaws of the Reich, and therefore we cannot allow anyone of a mongrel race to participate in this tournament. Herr Stern is officially disqualified”(Sharenow 289). The Nazis do not want Aryans to compete against any of the mongrel races because if the mongrel races win they would gain more fame and power, causing Aryans to look less
