First World War erupted only a decade into the twentieth century‚ and it defined civilizations for many subsequent years. Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Ernst Jünger’s The Storm of Steel both concern this war‚ however the two offer different perspectives of the war and its effects on societies and soldiers. The contrast between their accounts is seen in reactions to the enemy‚ feelings upon killing an “enemy” soldier‚ opinions of death in war‚ and reaction to the war as a whole
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Criticism of War and the Line of Duty in Renoir’s La Grande Illusion and Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front During the first half of the 20th century‚ humanity experienced two consecutive world wars that were among the deadliest in history. This was a new type of warfare that the world had never seen before. It had Napoleonic-style battles but‚ instead of muskets and swords‚ they used machine guns and tanks; which produced countless more casualties. This horrible period of tension and war left
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World War One‚ The Great War‚ or The War to End All Wars lasted between summer 1914 to the fall of 1918. This period of destruction would be fought between the Allies‚ consisting of Great Britain‚ Italy‚ France‚ and later the United States‚ and the Central Powers made up of mainly Germany. An estimated 17 millions soldiers and civilians are said to have died in the war. Motives for countries entering the war included a series of alliances and agreements tying countries together‚ nationalism‚ and
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to Iris’s side of that night where she goes and sees an old war movie‚ almost reminiscent of the war they’re in right now‚ and then flirting gets serious with Harry. Maggie dies after giving birth‚ and Will decides to go to London to help out with people who’ve been hurt because of the war. Frankie Bard tries to convince her boss to let the Jews’ stories be heard of the refugees and the war‚ but he refuses. Harry is paranoid about the war and doesn’t want to be caught off guard. Emma is pregnant and
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Jessica Campbell Mr. Marsh- Period 7 1-4-15 All Quiet on The Western Front All Quiet on The Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is a historical fiction novel‚ depicting what soldiers went through during world war I. The novel was first released in 1928‚ in a German newspaper Vossische Zeitung‚ and then later published‚ in book form‚ in 1929. An American movie was later made
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Erich Maria Remarque’s novel “Im Westen Nichts Neues”‚ translated to English “All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ was published in 1928. Remarque began to write this novel when he left the German military. He began to work odd professions‚ all the while writing this book. Remarque closely related the characters and plot in this novel to his military experiences and comrades that fought next to him. Remarque’s middle name has not always been Maria. Remarque changed his middle name from Paul to Maria
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English Assessment Task - Quiet on the Western Front & Sunday Bloody Sunday Composers aspire to communicate the representation of their text influencing the understanding and meaning that the audience obtains. Remarque through his text ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and U2 through their song lyrics ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ have displayed various aspects and viewpoints of war. Both composers have expressed different perspectives allowing the responder to gain separate understandings of similar concepts
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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 economic and political instability of the European countries after WWI led to the rise of new political ideas and a want for change in Europe. In this environment of change and post-war‚ ideas
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War is Not One of Glorification “Pro patria mori‚” in English is to die for one’s country. Essentially‚ in Erich Remarque’s book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the main character Paul Baumer is swayed to go to war to fight for his country. The society around him has made him believe war is a triumphant thing and feel as if he is obliged to fight for his country. Similarly‚ the Poem “Dulce et decorum est” by Wilfred Owen discusses the true atmosphere of war which contrasts the society’s acclaimed
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When Word’s Come Alive “He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank‚ a man who can bend language to his will.” This is how The New York Times Book Review describes Erich Maria Remarque’s writing in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque uses figurative language to enhance his ideas. The most developed device he uses is personification because it grabs the reader’s attention and helps the reader understand the mood of the novel. One example of personification that pulls the reader
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