theme--longing. Paul‚ in the first passage‚ attempts to read‚ but it is too painful for him to continue‚ because the words mean nothing. In the second passage‚ Paul is brought to life by the words of people‚ because he is reminded that his isn’t all alone. In the first paragraph is very sorrowful. Paul sits down and pulls books and papers‚ trying to feel emotion as he reads the words on the page. But he feels nothing‚ for the words have no meaning to him. This hurts to be numb‚ having the
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Peter then started walking towards the kitchen. Peter opened the door quickly. When he opened the door‚ he could see hundreds of ghostly figures all looking at him. That instant‚ Peter started to run. Their cries echoed his name behind him‚ their icy hands reaching towards him. Then‚ he saw a door marked with letters spelling “To Hell” across the camp. Peter quickly opened and slammed the steel
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Erich Maria Remarque’s account of life as a soldier in World War I‚ as described in All Quiet on the Western Front‚ paints a shockingly realistic portrait of the horrors of war and how it affects the men who experienced trench warfare firsthand. Remarque draws upon his own experience as a soldier and tells his story through Paul Bäumer‚ the novel’s main character‚ who is a young German man who is sent to serve his nation on the battlefield. Remarque uses Bäumer to convey the significant psychological
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But eventually we got what we came for. Our “breakfast” consisted of undercooked eggs‚ grits‚ and on special occasions‚ any type of meat. Still‚ we ate the hell out of it. It was one of 2 meals a day‚ and the one that mattered the most. With all the fighting going on during the day‚ we needed the extra energy. Without saying a word‚ we finished our food quickly and walked to our briefing section of the trench. As we were walking‚ we could hear some of the other soldiers talking about what
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT The author Erich Maria Remarque wrote the book All Quiet on the Western Front to present how a group of naive and enthusiastic teenagers endure and suffer from the cruel battlefield during WWI. All of them are motivated by propaganda techniques to join the army and they expected the quick end of the war. However‚ none of them seems to realize the fact that they are not able to go back unless they died or the enduring war ends. From their belongings‚ the readers can
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Remarque wrote the novel All Quiet on the Western Front to show readers the impact that war and death had on soldiers during war times. Many men returned from the war with missing limbs‚ missing clothes‚ and missing minds. They felt displaced and lost in their own bodies and in society. The death toll in World War I was tragically high‚ and it left families without brothers‚ sons‚ husbands‚ and uncles. All Quiet on The Western Front describes a group of soldiers living on western front fighting for Germany
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of the best examples of war literature is Erich Marie Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the everyday struggles of German soldier Paul Baümer and his comrades. Throughout the war‚ the servicemen maintain a strong bond between with each other. However‚ this bond even extends to the enemy on occasion‚ showcasing the universality of humanity. Two key themes in All Quiet on the Western Front are comradeship and the universal nature of mankind‚ and Remarque
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Christine Barna Date 2/29/12 Per. 4 All Quiet on the Western Front Essay All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical novel‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is set during the World War I between France and Germany. The book explores the lives and deaths of men who fought the war and how it tore them apart. The story is told through the eye of Paul Baumer‚ who enlists with his class mated in the German army. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm‚ not expecting the hardships and despair
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display‚ on a daily basis in the concentration camp is overwhelming. The risk of jeopardizing one’s life is a daily tribulation. As Elie watches his father being beaten with an iron bar by Idek‚ their German-Jewish Kapo‚ he does nothing. “I watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent. In fact I thought of stealing away in order to not suffer the blows.” Elie could have helped his father but he knew that if he did he would also be senselessly beaten‚ essentially putting his life in jeopardy
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as old. First of all‚ Paul knows that he could die any day because he is constantly in the trenches facing enemy fire. Another reason why Paul considers himself old is because soldiers even younger than himself surround him. Paul says‚ "they are about two years younger than us". (Remarque‚ 35) Between the combination of knowing you could die any day and being around younger soldiers than him make him feel a lot older than he really is. He feels like a veteran compared to all the young soldiers
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