Analysis

As Hitler came to power, citizens became oppressed. Afraid to lose their lives in the midst of the harsh regime set forth by Hitler himself, Germans sat in silence as they lost all their liberties. They had no way to express themselves and no way to protect themselves from what Hitler had turned their nation into.
The years surrounding World War II were tough. From they betrayal citizens faced from their government to the oppression they had to face, Germany and its people were not in good hands. Initially, there was great support for Hitler as he was the cause of lower unemployment, the boost economic recovery and the social and political order. As soon as he has the Germans fooled and under his power, his persona drastically changed before his nation. The Nazi regime made changes that devastated the people of the nation. Hitler may have made so many drastic changes because he had the popular favor of his citizens and he probably believed that at that point, he had the power to do virtually anything he liked without having to face any consequences. The power was new to him, and much like how a brand new toy is to a child, Hitler played with his power and tested it to see what he could accomplish with his new defense system to back him up. He saw nothing standing in his way and he became ruthless. His brand new "toy" played with the security of the citizens in the nation. He did not use the right judgement, possibly because he was new to power and didn't have experience with such a large amount of power, that he didn't exactly know how to properly use it for the benefit of all the citizens. His agenda was a little different as he planned to devastate Jews and kill those who spoke out and stood in the way of him and his power.
Many attempted to stand up to the governmental powers with no luck. Several were killed in the process. Citizens could not find an outlet to express their feeling and opinions to the government as the harsh regime had no sympathy whatsoever. In the midst of it all was a cartoonist by the name of David Low. He had no fear or shame and continued to draw sketches and cartoons of whatever pleased him. He was completely against the Nazi regime, as he made clear in his pictures. What is shocking is the fact that Evening Standard, the newspaper company, continued to publish his works. He was a very influential cartoonist and was not afraid to speak his mind. Much of the population has access to his works through the newspaper, therefore making his loud opinions heard. He spoke against the government and many policies that he did not favor. Although citizens could not openly praise Low's works, it is safe to say that many of them agreed with him. His opinions correctly reflected the opinions of other citizens, although his pieces caused much controversy. Many historians believe that he was a great contributor to the revolts that did take place, although most were unsuccessful.