AllqAll Quiet on the Western Front In-Class Write A Training and Experience vs. Superstition‚ luck‚ chance‚ animal instinct SebastianApr.12/12During the summer of 1914‚ great nations from around the world found themselves with an opportunity to showcase their national pride and heroism through the global dilemma that was known as the Great War. Many of the top nations‚ such as Germany‚ did not care whether how many men it took as long as they won the war. As I read “All Quiet on the Western Front”
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novel was soon published a year later as a huge success in 1929 in book form. The novel was titled All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque published this novel to show of a generation of men who‚ “even though they may have escaped its shells‚ were destroyed by the war." This novel discusses the struggles young men had to go through during the time of war. Although they were still very young‚ all youth had been ripped away from them. They had no choice but to be hard‚ stern‚ and brave. The main
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All Quiet on the Western Front is widely known for it’s vivid descriptions and retellings of World War I. It seems that throughout the novel‚ most aspects agree with the statement that “the consequence of war is devastation.” Keeping the book and certain facts in mind‚ I too agree that “the consequence of war is devastation.” I agree with this statement because of two major reasons. The first reason being the emotional and mental impact that war has on the minds of soldiers and their families. The
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with his classmates‚ enlists for the army to fight in the Great War. Full of enthusiasm and adventurous thoughts‚ they arrive at the front‚ but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action… 1. What is the title of this film? When was it made? Who wrote the original novel? Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Made in: 1979 Author: Erich Maria Remarque 2. Why did the students join the Army? The students were taught fighting
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lost all their possessions and families from the war so all they had to turn to was poetry. The poems that were written by soldiers that had fought in war was not about the war heros and the greatness it brought‚ but yet instead of the great beast that this war was. This was told by Siegfried Sassoon. The other half of the war that was not being fought by the women‚ was told by May Wedderburn Cannan. Even the opposing side had there own thoughts on this war. All Quiet on the Western Front is a diary
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The Horrors of War on the Front In “All Quiet on the Western Front” Erich Maria Remarque a German veteran describes the harsh events that happened in WWI. The main character Paul Baumer narrates his story of what happened on the Western Front. Paul and several friends decided to join the army right out of high school at the young age of 19. In the beginning‚ Paul and his comrades were excited to join the army because they had been given speeches about patriotism‚ in time they realized that war
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the front‚ the last man of his class died on that day of all days. Erich Maria Remarque tells a remarkable World War I story through the eyes of the soldier Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front. In this novel‚ Paul faces life in the roughness of trench warfare. Remarque explores the effects of war on both an entire generation and on the individual and dives into the connection between war and political power. The biggest recurring theme of this novel is the lost generation. Almost all of
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the novel? “All Quiet on the Western Front” written by Erich Maria Remarque explores the idea that men have escaped the shells of battle but were often destroyed by war. Remarque presents the changes in Paul and his friends and by displaying the sense of isolation the men feel after the war by using a range of techniques. Remarque displays the changes in Paul and his friends by showing how the boys were once school boys who had an education and a future but war extinguished all innocence and hope
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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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In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author uses strong imagery and detailed descriptions to convey the horrors of the Great War and their detrimental effects on soldiers from all fronts. Images such as desperation‚ starvation‚ trauma‚ guilt‚ and camaraderie create a lasting impression on the reader as they are planted in the shoes of German soldiers‚ fighting and depending upon each other for survival. These themes were the unfortunate reality of life in the trenches‚ where rival sides
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