Death. These are only a few of the horrid images that the World War I soldiers endeavoured. Serving in war is not for the faint of heart or those considered not able to stomach the sight of gore and dead bodies every step. In the story‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ this story depicts these exact horrors during Remarque’s time spent on the German battlefront. Deaths are of the norm. Soldiers become immune to the smell of rotting bodies and bits and pieces of flesh
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All Quiet on the Western Front Essay In “All quiet on the western front” the heroes that are in the novel would be the young men who died while fighting for their country. Many people believe a hero is an individual who epitomizes their own masculinity by sustaining a muscular figure with a gorgeous women on their arm. What I see is that a hero is someone who not afraid to lose their life to protect or save another person’s life. Soldiers are portrayed as people who ruthlessly kill and destroyed
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classic stories have been promoted as motion pictures and became major celebrations of literature‚ including Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. Using advanced technology‚ the globe can see Paul Bäumer’s story being vividly retold. However‚ there are both strength and weakness about the film adaptation of the novel. For All Quiet on the Western Front‚ even though both novel and movie portray the main idea‚ the movie version lacks effective emotions and descriptive details as the
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Remarque’s times still leaned toward themes of glory‚ adventure‚ and honor. In presenting his realistic version of a soldier’s experience‚ Remarque stripped that from war novels in his antiwar novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque accurately depicts both the physical and mental hardships of war. This novel should be read by all soldiers thinking of enlisting in the army for several reasons. First‚ the novel describes in detail the worst case scenarios associated with war. Soldiers would
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In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the soldiers depicted experience many hardships throughout their daily lives. Among these hardships is a lack of luxuries which are taken for granted by most‚ but feel necessary when they are no longer available. Particularly‚ the comfort that a woman provides‚ as described in the novel‚ is a very important aspect of life which has been deprived from the soldiers. Throughout the book‚ discussion about women amongst the men on the front line was a rarity. However
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display‚ on a daily basis in the concentration camp is overwhelming. The risk of jeopardizing one’s life is a daily tribulation. As Elie watches his father being beaten with an iron bar by Idek‚ their German-Jewish Kapo‚ he does nothing. “I watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent. In fact I thought of stealing away in order to not suffer the blows.” Elie could have helped his father but he knew that if he did he would also be senselessly beaten‚ essentially putting his life in jeopardy
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The novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque Translated from the German by A. W. WHEEN FAWCETT CREST offers a realistic depiction of World War I from the perspective of a soldier named Paul Baumer. The story follows Paul and other soldiers through battles in trenches‚ military hospitals‚ and many other locations. Paul observes and experiences the effect war has on individuals as well as the horrors of war. Remarque uses realism and different literary devices to communicate
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is an adventure‚ easily getting killed as soon as they step a foot at the front-line. The “Lost Generation” was a term originated from a garage owner in a conversation with his employee that was witnessed by Gertrude Stein‚ which was later popularised by the American novelist‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ as an epigraph to his novel The Sun Also Rises. Also‚ Stein told Hemingway‚ “That is what you are. That’s what you all are ... all of you young people who served in the war. You are a lost generation.” In
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2014 All Quiet On The Western Front Erich Maria Remarque How do soldiers deal with relationships at home and while serving in a war? Paul was faced with many moral decisions brought on by the war. Paul and Kat struggled on what to do when they come up to the Fair Haired Recruit; latter Paul stuck with Kropp though his injuries to make sure he stayed safe. When Paul was on leave‚ he longed to be with back with his fellow soldiers‚ because being at home was complicated. In the book All Quiet on the
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In the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ there are many symbols. However the main symbol that ties everything together is the boots. The boots are a symbol for loss of identity‚ dehumanization‚ and cheapness of human life. During World War I‚ men were put in boot camp straight from high school. They never have a chance to grow up and develop lives of their own. Although they have lost their innocence due to hardships of the war‚ they are still young boys at heart. This
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