The Nazis would have faced major obstacles in solidifying their power in other countries if they did not divide up the population and instill fear into those same people.The recurring motif of divide and conquer plays into how the Nazis rose to power and maintained it for as long as they did.The Nazis main goal was to conquer Europe and they knew they would face resistance. To minimize this they isolated particular groups of people by systematic techniques and lies. The motif appears in many ways. The Nazis ripped families apart, they stripped human rights and promoted the dissemination of lies and fear. The use of this motif by the author is easily understandable because this is what actually happened during the reign of Nazism over Europe.
