The Jews weren't the only ones affected by Hitler during World War II. The Germans were also greatly affected and influenced by Nazi propaganda. Hitler spread his message by embedding propaganda in schools to influence and manipulate children. Popular Radio was another tool used by the Nazis to spread their ideas. Those who did not conform to Hitler's ideology were persecuted and severely punished. In The Boy Who Dared, author Susan Campbell Bartoletti introduces several fictional characters to demonstrate how easily Germans were manipulated into supporting Hitler's ideology about Germany and its future. Helmuth is the main character of this book. He is a young boy who lives in Hamburg, Germany with the rest of his family. Throughout the book, he reflects on his past as a child, when Hitler was the ruler of the homeland. He is conflicted between following the Nazi propaganda he questions, or taking a stand for what he believes in, which could have disastrous consequences. In The Boy Who Dared, Helmuth dared to speak out about what he believed in, even if it meant entering the world. hands of death. Helmuth decided to make his views known about how the Nazi Party had deceived and manipulated the Germans. The Nazi Party began to indoctrinate the youth of Nazi Germany by teaching Nazi ideology from a young age. One of Hitler's main means of achieving this was through the Hitler Youth. The Hitler Youth was founded in the 1920s. The main goal of this organization was to eliminate the inferior and strengthen the youth. In Hitler's words: "The weak must be eliminated." I want young men and women capable of suffering. A young German must be as fast as a greyhound, as tough as leather and as hard as Krupp steel. ("Hitl...... middle of article...... recounts how easily the Germans were manipulated and persuaded to support Hitler's ideology about Germany and its manifest destiny through the use of many fictional characters Works Cited “Anti-Semitism” United States Holocaust Museum June 10, 2013. Web, April 7, 2014. Bartoletti, Susan The Boy Who Dared New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. Print. Koch, H. The Hitler Youth: Origins and Development 1922-1945. New York: Cooper Square Press, 1975. Noakes, Jermy. Hitler Youth.” Harvard.Web April 7. 2014.