Hamilton and Views of German Youth

The world that Alice Hamilton experienced in 1933 and the world that the viewer sees in the films Hitlerjunge Quex and Kuhle Wampe have one main component in common: the youth are the focus, and they are in control.  Hamilton emphasized again and again the ways in which the youth were taking over Germany through the universities.  She also identified why the youthe were acting in such a way in an argument that few would disagree with thoday.  This is interesting as she was in the midst of the fervor and did have the more objective view of looking back.   In both of the films, we see the same thing happening: the youth are the movers and shakers.  In Hitlerjunge Quex, the Communists are in a rage over the defecting of one boy, which, given the scope, seems ridiculous.  Also, in Kuhle Wampe, it is the female protagonist that finds a new home for her family.  While Hitlerjunge Quex and Kuhle Wampe wer emade with conflicting idealologies, it is clear to everyone who sees them that the youth are the most important players in the world of the films.  This world is the same one seen by Alice Hamilton.