Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author Erich Maria Remarque‚ explores the effects of war through both literary and structural techniques. Remarque himself being involved in the war‚ writes from the perspective of young German soldiers who were on duty during the World War One campaign. Using various literary techniques‚ Remarque is able to convey the effects of war through the destruction of natural imagery‚ the displacement experienced by the soldiers as well as the loss
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other men fighting in the war‚ is resting and is five miles away from the line of fighting. They had been fighting for the last fourteen days; one hundred fifty men went‚ but only eighty survived. He mentions how when they are fighting‚ they barely get any sleep and that the war wouldn’t be as bad if they had more time to rest. Certain charaters are then introduced: Albert Kropp‚ Müller‚ Leer‚ (and the narrator) Paul Baümer. They are all nineteen-year-old volunteers for the war and were from the same
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soldiers unfortunately were not able to put them on in time. The narrator (Owen)‚ who is a soldier‚ lost his comrade right before his own eyes. The third couplet shows us that the narrator is asking himself whether or not this is a dream when he says “In all my dreams before my helpless
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Paul Baumer Paper World War I was one of the bloodiest wars with over 31 million deaths‚ wounded‚ and missing people. It took place from 1914- 1919 against the Allies and the Central powers. One of the greatest books that show the truth of the war is _All Quiet on the Western Front_. The main character in the novel‚ Paul‚ is a German soldier who is only19 years old when he volunteers. Paul is a hopeless‚ brave‚ caring soldier who is still trying to figure out who he is. Through out the novel Paul
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War‚ what is it good for. What seems to be just a catchy song from the late 60’s‚ actually has an accurate depiction of the gruesome wars this world has gone through. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ WWI soldiers learn the cold hard facts about how nothing good comes out of wars. Not everyone is born a fighter‚ some are peer pressured into volunteering not knowing the treacherous path ahead of them. Throughout the book Remarque uses symbolism to express the gruesome effects
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In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ author Erich Maria Remarque reinforces the idea that war is horrific‚ through his use of visual‚ auditory‚ and tactile imagery. Towards the end of the second chapter of the book‚ Remarque begins to disillusionize the glorious imagery of war by describing the death of Kemmerich‚ a German soldier and a fellow classmate of the protagonist Paul. Paul and his other classmates that enlisted sit by Kemmerich’s deathbed‚ illustrating the mourning for their comrade by saying
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Since the beginning‚ humans have been fascinated by war‚ having not only participated in the bloodshed themselves but detailing them in works of literature in the hopes that others may learn from those dark times. Books such as The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque focus on a specific war: World War II. During a time of fighting between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers‚ the authors of these books detail the different
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This word came to mean a devotion to one’s country. For some people‚ that devotion turned fanatical. Nationalism became the way to justify wars and mass executions. Hundreds of thousands of people died in wars fought in the name of nationalism. If war is such an awful thing‚ why would anyone desire it? Erich Maria Remarque’s war novel All Quiet on the Western Front gives an example of nationalism in Germany as a reason to become a soldier. The narrator of this novel introduces Kantorek‚ his schoolmaster
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In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque describes World War I through the eyes of a soldier‚ Paul. It goes into details about combat‚ food shortage‚ going on leave‚ and the life at home. While reading this book‚ I couldn’t help but notice that I would get nervous in some chapters about what would happen next. The author goes into so much detail‚ giving the reader that first person feeling while he/she is reading the book. Remarque also describes the horrific and unthinkable
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difficult‚ but could you imagine feeling 50‚ before you have even turned 20 years old? Young boys leave their childhoods behind in the fight for their lives and country in the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. This story follows the life of Paul Bäumer‚ a soldier fighting in World War I‚ who must overcome his greatest fears and the expectations to be the young‚ valiant soldier. The soldiers face pain‚ fear‚ and death as they learn how to survive in the harsh environment
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