He ran a dictatorship. Everybody had to love the government and follow exactly what they said. Anybody opposing the government or whom was Jewish would be killed on site immediately. In IT, they are running the exact same thing, but with rhythm. I think Hitler's dictatorship was much worse because he killed millions of Jews through the act of the Holocaust. The IT is only controlling people, which in my opinion is much better than death.(learnt about Jews in The Upstairs Room)
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Sherlock Holmes
5/15/2013 11:07:17 am
I agree with Luigi. Hitler ran a dictatorship. He forced people to follow all of his laws and rules and to not disagree with him or his soldiers. If Hitler or his soldiers found any Jewish people, he put them in concentration camps. Sooner or later, Hitler would send the Jewish people in the concentration camps into a 'shower.' The people would be locked in the shower and drenched in gasoline. Then, it would get very hot and burn the people inside, killing them all. IT rules with complete authority and deals with all the delinquents himself. IT made a 'manual' for the people on Camazotz to follow. If the people didn't follow the manual, they could have serious consequences. For example, earlier in the book, Meg, Calvin and Charles Wallace saw a boy who was bouncing a ball out of rhythm. Later, they found him in a 'correction center' at CENTRAL Central where he learned to do things in rhythm. I think Hitler is more evil. Hitler would kills hundreds of thousands of people, just for complete authority of the countries. He would kill innocent Jews, just because he didn't like them. IT isn't as evil. When people are sick, or are suffering in any way, It puts them to 'sleep' temporarily. IT is a much better person than Hitler, but has his mean sides too.
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Tweety Bird
5/23/2013 02:38:16 am
I agree with both you and Luigi.
Chuck E. Muckle
5/22/2013 12:18:30 pm
Didn't IT kill many people as well since the red man stated that they are to kill anyone with a disease, but the reason they did it was because they didn't want them to suffer where as hitler not only killed many people but made them suffer as well.
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Cookie Monster
5/25/2013 01:29:48 am
Also, I think that even though IT killed people he killed them because they were not healthy no because of their culture or race. I also think that Hitler killed many more people than IT.
Is there more than one race in Camazotz?
QWERTY
5/19/2013 03:20:16 am
Hitler was a dictator. He made his people go into war thinking they were the good guys and they needed to rid the world of the evil Jews. The army was told to assassinate or bring any Jews spotted to concentration camps. The concentration camps were thought of as jails. After hard work, the "slaves" would go to take a shower and instead of water coming out, gas came out, and everyone died. IT has 100% of the power in Camazotz. He made a manual for the people to follow. If this manual was disobeyed, there would be consequences. Out of the two, I would say that Hitler was more evil, because he killed the Jews that had done nothing, while IT was just controlling them, only "dealing with" the few that didn't follow the manual.
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Annie
5/19/2013 04:40:16 am
Hitler was a German who ran a dictatorship government during World War II. He was very cruel and wanted everyone to believe the same way he and his soldiers believed. Hitler was out to kill Jews by capturing them and taking them to concentration camps. Everyone had to agree with him and follow his orders or have the same fate as the Jewish people. He believed Jews were evil and therefore killed over six million of them just because they were Jewish. Hitler wouldn't let anything stand in the way of achieving his goal. IT's government is also a dictatorship as IT rules all the people on Camazotz and everyone must do what IT says. The people are somehow programmed or brainwashed to follow the lead of IT, just like how they had to respect Hitler or they would be punished. The main difference is the cruelty of the two. Hitler KILLED many, many people because of their religion. IT programmed the people with good intentions and "put to sleep" those who were sick in order to keep the rest of Camazotz safe. What IT did was not necessarily right, but it was certainly better than what Hitler did. IT was also trying to create a perfect world, for the betterment of himself and all the citizens of Camazotz when he decided to make the people exactly the same, he just took it a little too far (disciplining those who step out of the rhythm, putting to sleep those who are sick). Hitler was trying to rid the world of Jews, therefore contributing to the ruining of the world. I am not trying to defend IT in anyway because what IT has done is still far from right, but the point is IT's government is not as bad as Hitler's. Overall, Hitler is more evil than IT.
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$UPERMAN
5/20/2013 10:51:27 am
Hitler was a dictator who's mission was to kill all the Jewish people. He took all of his people to war saying they were the good guys and that way his people went along with him. Hitler had created concentration camps in which the Jewish people were brought to work. When Hitler thought their were a lot of Jewish people in the camps, he sent them to take a shower, but instead of water coming out, gas came out which killed everyone in the shower room. So that way Hitler could control the number of Jewish people in the camps. his army was told to bring any Jewish person they saw to these camps immediately. IT runs Camazotz kind of like Hitler ran Germany. Camazotz is also a dictatorship run by IT who is the dictator. IT wants everything to be in order and no mistakes made on the planet. IT doesn't want any difference in the world and IT wants everyone and everything to be the same. I think Hitler is far worse than It because Hitler killed the Jewish people and IT only put them to sleep if they were sick to avoid from having other citizens sick. so therefore, I think Hitler is more evil than IT but IT is still very wrong by doing what he is doing.
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Luno
5/22/2013 08:47:17 am
Adolf Hitler ran a dictatorship after he lose a war and then he lead a group into war after going to kill all jews think they were the fault of the world and he succeeded very well in killing lots of jews and concurring lots and lots of countries in the would all ruled by him. comparing IT to Hitler i would think Hitler worse cause of how he kill people and tryed to ruled the world in a very big iron fist. Although IT all he did was take over but did not kill anyone and made lots of laws to make a perfect world but did not kill to make a point in the world.
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Talena
5/22/2013 11:28:52 am
Hilter ruled as a dictator in Germany. Hilter was very mean, cruel and unfair. After Hilter lost a fight or war he would get his German soldiers to go and either kill or capture any Jewish people and bring them back to a concentration camp. When I compare Hilter to IT, I think that Hilter was more evil than IT. I think that Hilter is more evil than IT because Hilter killed many Jewish people and other innocent people that got in his way. IT does not kill people about their religion or background, IT only kills people when people disobey IT. Hilter has killed many Jewish people and innocent people. Therefor I think that Hilter is more evil than IT.
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taylor gomez 143
5/22/2013 01:15:50 pm
nice points Talena,I totally agree with you.
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Taylorgomez143
5/22/2013 01:13:40 pm
I think that Hitler was more cruel and evil than IT. IT makes everyone the same by using a particular rhythm, he doesn't actually kill them. Hitler just went around killing Jews and people who disobeyed him. Killing and torturing is way more evil than forcing everyone to be the same. You cannot bring someone back to life that is dead, but you can destroy IT so that Camazotz can be a fun place.Even though killing people is crazy, at least they don't have to be bored and devastated all the time. I think that all IT wanted to do was stop suffering in the world, but he only ended up causing boredom and misery. Hitler wanted everyone who didn't listen to him or was Jewish dead. At least in a way IT had a good intention.
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Cynthia
5/22/2013 02:40:49 pm
Hitler was a dictator in Germany who hated Jews. Hitler ran Germany in a strict manner and began with separate rules for the Jewish people. Over time he began to place the Jewish people in concentration camps and kill them. He took over many other places with his army. He forced laws, a way of life and had everyone live by it. Many agreed with hitler, took his side and treated the Jews just as harshly. IT is not as cruel as hitler. IT has taken over camaztoz, but he isn't showing hatred for one person or a group. He thinks he is doing what is right in keeping the people of camaztoz safe. IT has camaztoz under control, has the highest intelligence and 0 crime. In ways IT is a good leader for camaztoz, and he has good intentions. IT isn't even close to bring as devil and cruel as hitler. IT hasn't killed anyone and has found a way to make life simple and harmless.
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Cynthia
5/22/2013 02:42:08 pm
*being instead of bring
*evil instead of devil
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Hugo Cabret
5/22/2013 11:34:23 pm
Hitler was a cruel dictator that killed millions of jews because he wanted to have only his race throughout the world. He put them in concentration camps, shot them, and tortured them. Without even thinking about, Hitler is more evil than IT. IT is just capturing people because IT thinks that this will create a perfect world. I don't think he has bad intentions, just bad ways of showing he cares for Camazotz.
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Tweeety Bird
5/23/2013 02:46:42 am
Hitler ran a dictatorship. He killed anyone in his way. He only accepted his race and especially hated the Jews. He killed them and tortured them to death. IT is also evil but in a different way. He wants everyone and everything to be in unison. He is trying to create a perfect world. IT will also stop anyone in his way but not by killing them. He will bring them to his side. I think they are both evil. Hitler was racist and IT is taking away everyones freedom and no one is allowed to stand out and be unique which is also cruel.
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strawberrymiki (:
5/24/2013 02:57:42 pm
Hitler was a German who ran a dictator government and controlled all this citizens, wanting them to believe in exactly what he had believed in, and do exactly what he wanted them to do. He had killed among thousands of innocent Jews that did nothing wrong to deserve punishment. His sick intention was to rule the world and to wipe out all people he considered to be subhuman beings like Jews, or gypsies. Unfortunately many Germans fell for his demagogy and hatred. Many of his followers and soldiers had also been killed in the process of the war Hitler started.
Whereas, IT hypnotizes, brainwashes, and controls people to do everything the exact way he wants it to be done, at the same time. IT only punishes the few that do not listen to his orders. Even though both Hitler and IT are cruel and evil to want everything to be their way, overall, Hitler is much more evil than IT, because IT tries to bring the people to support him instead of killing each and everyone that he does not like or come to agreements with.
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RRSB
5/24/2013 05:37:40 pm
Hitler's government ruled the people because they were all in a state of economic disater. Germany was in depression, unemployment and very high inflation. Also Hitler was very pursuasive, charismatic and very intelligent. He convinced the country that if his government ruled that he would bring back economic stability and jobs. After that, lots of people believed that perhaps he was the most outspoken person for restoring Germany to its former glory. Hitlers government taught Nazism in school while the children were very young. They also created posters discriminating other religions.
ITs government was similar to Hitlers government by making everyone do what they think was the right thing. IT also punished people who didnt do everything properly and in rhythm with everyone else just as Hitler burned and locked up jews.
I think that Hitlers government was more evil because they locked up and burned jews just because they had a different religion. (Also some of the people were just borned into being a jew because there parents were jews soo it wasnt their fault they were a jew).
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Cookie Monster
5/25/2013 01:27:27 am
Hitler was a well-known, cruel dictator who's desire was to kill all jewish people. He created big troops and consentration camps to help him achieve his ridiculous plans. IT, on the other hand used hypnotism to take over the brains of peolple. But keeping in mind that IT's mission was too keep these people safe and healthy. While Hitler didn't care about these people and killled them straight forward. I think that Hitler was a more evil dictator than IT because he just killed. Even though IT hypnotozed people, he had good intentions on how to keep them safe, happy and healthy.