All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide — Study and Discussion Guide Chapter 1 1. Where are the men “at rest”? Five miles behind the front 2. Why is there such an abundance of rations? Miscalculation – did not count on so much of a lose of life on the front. 3. Who is the narrator? How old is he? Paul Bäumer – 19 years old 4. Identify the following: A. Tjaden - skinny locksmith; biggest eater (19) B. Albert Kropp – clearest thinker; lance-corporal C. Muller G. Detering – smart; dreams
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Animal Imagery in King Lear A common misconception during the Elizabethan Era is that humans are superior to animals. Fudge shows this by stating: “where there is a fear of the collapse of difference‚ there is also an urgent need to reiterate human superiority” (Fudge 2). Throughout King Lear‚ Shakespeare challenges this boundary that has been desperately enforced by humans for so many years. The strict distinction between humans and animals is trivialized as Shakespeare
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The poems; • Flag by John Agard • The Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes • The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker And the Novel All quite on the Western Front . Show us different aspects of the parties that are involved in the conflict. Flag by John Agard explores the patriotism and pride over sovereignty of the motherland. How a piece of cloth ‚ a flag can unite people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures to fight for a mutual agenda symbolizes grandeur ‚the love of their country to such extent
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There are two major fronts in WWI. The Western Front and the Eastern Front. These two fronts were both alike in many ways and different in many ways. The Western Front was the region in France and the Eastern Front was a part of battlefield along the Russian and German border. It was a difficult thing to face war on two fronts‚ especially when both sides were hard to adapt and battle through on. For example‚ the Germans or Alfred Vin Schlieffen created a Schlieffen Plan ‚ which called for a
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Countries in Europe struggled when WWI came to an end in 1918. This was a time when global dominance was shifting around the world. Powers‚ namely‚ Germany and Italy were punished brutally in the post-war era as they were left politically and economically devastated by the Treaty of Versailles. This led to great resentment among the German people toward Great Britain and France. But the worst was to come as the U.S. stock market crashed. The devastating impact of the U.S. stock market crash and the
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philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals”. This quote relates to William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ and its relation to animal imagery. Shakespeare successfully cultivates the development of theme‚ relationships and character by using animal imagery. Firstly‚ the imagery used in this play helps to develop themes‚ such as power and dehumanization. Secondly‚ animal imagery effectively develops relationships throughout the play‚ including those
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World War 1 was a terrible and deplorable part of history. More than 38 million military and regular citizen losses happened amid this war which kept going from july 28th 1914 to November 11 in 1918. I find that life in the front lines were critical to how the war was played out "there had been overwhelming setbacks... Was involving line of trenches close by... Three feet high above water". In the letter from Skipper F.A.C. Scrimager you could see a portion of the conditions that the troopers
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really odd because we had no training and I sign up yesterday so I ask the general “why are we leaving with no training and I sign up yesterday” “he said you will find out when you get to France” so I sat with all the other men for 2 days‚ then we go off the boat and walked 3 days to the front line. when we got there‚ there were dead people everywhere it smelled like poo blood and rotten flesh. They gave us guns and said not run out there‚
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In William Shakespeare’s play "Othello" the use of animal imagery was evident throughout the telling of the story. Shakespeare explained several characters actions by comparing them to similarities in animals. The characters in "Othello" were often depicted as having animal-like characteristics. Some characters were even compared to animals by other characters in the play. By defining characters in terms of these characteristics one can get a clear description of what the character is
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developed through animal imagery‚ the most notable ones would be those of Madness‚ Family and Nothingness. In the well renowned play “King Lear”‚ animal imagery is used throughout the play to give thorough insight to the themes of Madness‚ Family and Nothingness. In the beloved play “King Lear” written by William Shakespeare‚ we watch as Madness begins to slowly interact with each character throughout the play. Some characters unable to describe Madness in words use animal imagery. Edgar being the
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