Silberman article in discussing 'The husband'

" In his anti erotic conjugal life and his subaltern position, the husband represents the authoritarian personality that so readily accepted the dictates of German fascism." I think this is the strongest point made in the Silberman article. I believe that the husband illustrated the perfect balance of obedience, yet independence to display the characteristic of the ideal German fascist. The husband's ability to live a  in a constant and simple world, a world in which much change is not needed, displays his unwillingness to challenge authority. He enjoys his life, even though we are presented with the fact that he yearns for more. We can see his desire of wanting more with the evidence of his shirt cuffs. These cheap cuffs provide the facade of a expensive tailored shirt. Although he does aspire to want more, he is more than satisfied with what he has and has no problem working where he does. Ironically however, he is an authority figure in the movie. "A strong identification with authority coupled with an equally strong rejection of the 'Other', especially of those considered socially inferior, feeds his rigorous sense of conformity and moralism." I thought that Silberman made a great point of this by citing the example of the bank clerk who condemned the man with problems with his wife at home. In his condemnation of the man he catches, he is unable to realize that in punishing the culprit, he is also placing judgement on his own wife and his own circumstances. I couldn't agree with Silberman when he said that little to no propaganda could be found in this film. Although Faukner always seemed to created movies out of their time frame, I found the husband to have a lot of the 'Nazi' ideal: a hard worker who does what he is told and is happy with that. Although he submits to authority, he is also able to be very authoritative. He admires those above him and condemns those below him. Although this film is located in a land we cannot identify and the film does not support the progression of the war, we are still faced with the characteristics of the husband-which mirror the characteristics of the Nazi ideal. The icing on the cake is the fact that the husband remains unnamed throughout the film. I couldn't help but identify with the Hitler youth quex in which the characters were unidentified also!!!!