Go History Go Hetalia Research Paper

Go History, Go Hetalia! “The past reminds us of timeless human truths and allows for the perpetuation of cultural traditions that can be nourishing; it contains examples of mistakes to avoid, preserves the memory of alternative ways of doing things and is the basis for self-understanding.” This quote by Bettina Drew well-explains how history is important to us as human beings. History helps us know what happened years ago. How it relates to us? Well, it helps us learn lessons by going back to the mistakes of our ancestors and learning from them. The youth these days are fast-paced and do not care about history because typically, most kids think that history is just simply a compilation of events that happened before. Most people simply don’t care because as we all say, ‘past is past’ and we shouldn’t dwell on it anymore. What they don’t know is that, by knowing your history, you get the idea on what kind of things happen for someone or something to appear as it is now. You wouldn’t know who you are if you don’t know who your mother came from, now would
In the series, Italy is depicted as a cowardly and dependent person. He always depends on Germany to solve his issues. He is also the grandson of the Holy Roman Empire. Germany is depicted as a hard-working, efficient and serious person. He is Primus Inter Pares among Axis Powers, the leader, responsible for training Japan and Italy. At one point he notes that he has a “crazy boss”, a reference to the historical figure of Hitler. It is also said that Hitler’s ideal image of a ‘perfect German’ looks like Germany, with blue eyes and blond hair held back. To complete the group we have Japan, a reclusive, polite and hard-working person. Japan’s character features are dark brown eyes and black hair----a common trait among the Japanese people. Together, these 3 form the group “Axis