Hitler from Narcissist to Psychopath in Hitler’s Niece by Ron Hansen

Abstract

This academic research is concerned with the novel Hitler’s Niece (2008) by Roh Hansen. It deals with different psychological disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Narcissism. In addition, this research is going to exhibit the profile of a narcissist and the way the latter functions in a relationship. Though Hitler is a famous historical character, this research is going to approach Hitler’s character and personality from a literary work. Furthermore, this research is going to use psychoanalytic theories to diagnose Hitler and know to which psychological disorder he belongs to by studying his profile and the way he functions in personal relationships.