Inhumanity of War In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ one follows the life of Paul Baumer‚ a private in the German military in World War 1. He and his friends try to survive as the people around them get slaughtered. Slowly one by one his friends die while the others fight for their own lives. This is a war with many inhumane actions that lead to unnecessary death or injury. In the story many inhumane actions spark guilt within a character‚ causing a humane
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Stayed for a moment all embracing Prince‚ my brothers‚ myself and Claude‚ afterwards slowly started walking in the middle of a meadow towards a house visible in the distance when suddenly appeared the farmer friend of the priest on the other side of the border who together with his wife drove us to his house and offer us a meal and hot tea. Aunt Esther would come looking for us the following day‚ they contacted her and would be responsible for all formalities for us to stay in Switzerland
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these trenches are very narrow only enough to have bit of room for the person next to you. This made diseases to easily spread such as influenza‚ fever‚ typhoid‚ and malaria. One of my buddies I share a spot within the trenche just died‚ right in front of me.
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All Quiet On the Western Front: Themes All Quiet on the Western Front is a graphic depiction of the horrors of war. In the short note before Chapter One‚ Remarque lets the reader know exactly what themes he intends. War is a savage and gratuitous evil‚ war is unnatural‚ and war is responsible for the destruction of an entire generation. Remarque is very clear on the strength of his themes‚ and uses graphic imagery to convey to the reader the physical and psychological impact that war
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beliefs that are forced upon the lower leveled soldiers by the senior position frequently causes soldiers to face obstacles that they are unprepared for. While the positions and experiences that these soldier’s face are very different‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ and "A Warrior’s Moral Dilemma" display similar perceptions of how a righteous war created by harmful senior leadership caused soldier’s to feel betrayal which led to unethical decisions.
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division covering a 1‚500–2‚000 yards (1‚400–1‚800 m) front. A second line of seven divisions followed‚ with one infantry division and six cavalry divisions in reserve. Six German divisions held the line opposite‚ in a front position and a reserve position the R-Stellung (R-Position) further back. French artillery observers benefitted from good weather but on the night of 24/25 September‚ heavy rain began and fell until midday.[1] The German front position was broken in four places and two of the penetrations
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Through the mist of the morning‚ the scarlet leaves could be seen. In front stood a tree‚ waving its arms at me. The sky wasn’t visible to my sight‚ the deep grey clouds were disappearing‚ and the sun was nowhere to be seen. Regardless‚ I continued my journey with my obsolete umbrella firmly tucked under my arm and against my battered coat; that I have been wearing for the past fifteen years. The roar of engines could be heard as I continued my journey. The mist thickened into a dense fog‚ mirroring
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the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were traveling back to the Varden and just after the pair had escaped from a group of Galbatorix’s soldiers‚ but unfortunately they had to kill all of the soldiers so their whereabouts would not be discovered. This passage stands out because it has a deeper meaning than many of the other
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The enemy army fell into a chant‚ it seemed to be coming from all sides; we soon found out that it was. They had split their force into three groups to surround us each group with as many troops as our entire army. Their berserkers lead the charge while the rest of their men threw javelins and axes. We all looked to our general for orders only to find that an axe had split his skull open. Panic spread like wildfire‚ some charged‚ some
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greater than whatever it was that earned him the Distinguished Service Cross‚ Navy Cross and French Croix de Guerre".[3] Years after the completion of Company K‚ Ernest Hemingway published Men At War: The Best War Stories of All Time. In the introduction Hemingway notes that of all the stories published in the novel‚ the two he most desired to publish were omitted‚ Andre Malraux’s Man’s Fate and William March’s Nine Prisoners‚ one of the original serialized excerpts from Company K. Hemingway states that
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