All Quiet on the Western Front Film Analysis The film All Quiet on the Western Front took us on an experience of many German teenagers on the adventure of fighting in the World War I. World War I was the tragic conflict that causes the rumbling of peace to joining the fight. Whether the crisis in Europe started the war or assassination of the great leaders were the significant part of the causes of the World War I. And the war causes heavy damage and heavy casualties during the battle. All Quiet
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mutilation”( Jerome Crabb). Paul Bäumer‚ the protagonist of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque fulfills his understanding of Jerome Crabb’s quote after experiencing everything war has to offer. In the novel‚ Paul truly experiences what being in war can physically and mentally do to not only a man‚ but their families as well. It is apparent that Erich Maria Remarque had Paul Bäumer face various horrifying situations while at the front to make a powerful statement against war and everything
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In the film “All Quiet on The Western Front” a first hand war experience is depicted from the point of view of soldiers who fought on the front of the German line. People who were not fighting had these beliefs of what happened at the front. They were told countless stories but all of them were war cliches which were far from the truth of what really happened. The blood‚ sweat‚ bodies‚ countless injured and dead‚ the suffering‚ people knew it happened but not to the extreme that it was. This film
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All Quiet On The Western Front In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ a profoundly horrific image of war is formed in the eyes of the reader. In the past‚ War stories leaned toward themes of glory‚ adventure‚ and honor. In presenting his realistic version of a soldier ’s experience‚ Remarque strips away the glory of war and reveals the physical and mental hardships of war. Throughout his book‚ a plethora of themes are emphasized and brought to light. Among those themes are deception
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Nationalism can be defined as having a sense of belonging and loyalty to ones country or nation state. Of all the European nations‚ France was the first to sport the idea of nationalism. Many countries became influenced by the French’s ideas of nationalism. As a result nationalism had spread throughout out Europe by the nineteenth and twentieth century. One result that nationalism had on Europe was‚ the wanting of unification. The people of nation states wanted their country to belong to. This wanting
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The novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and It Happened to Nancy
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returning to the front so readers could understand the ramifications of the war (65-70‚ 207-208). Paul also used personification‚ as seen when describing chance and death (14‚ 101). Multiple times throughout the novel Paul
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idea that is portrayed throughout the story” (What is Theme in Literature). In reading this book you can learn that being a soldier during any war can be a hard road to go down. In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque‚ the theme of the story is how the main character learns that the effects of war is hard for some soldiers to deal with. The novel shows this theme in at least instance; going home from war on leave‚ losing your friends in battle‚
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Erich Maria Remarque was conscripted into the German Army when he was 18. In mid-June of 1917 he was transferred to the Western Front‚ 2nd Company‚ Reserves‚ Field Depot of the 2nd Guards Reserve Division. In late July of the same year‚ Remarque was wounded by shrapnel in the left leg‚ right arm‚ and neck. He then spent the remainder of the war in an Army hospital in Germany. It is important to note these experiences‚ because as an author‚ this time in combat gave Remarque an unprecedented level
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I believe that “Passchendaele” was a better film than “All Quiet on the Western Front.” I think this because‚ Passchendaele had a more enticing and more interesting story‚ Passchendaele was visually more appealing‚ and Passchendaele was told from the Canadian side. All these reasons are why I believe that “Passchendaele” was a better film. I think “Passchendaele” had a more interesting story because; the story flowed nicely and was easier to understand what was going on. The story was about a
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