and the feelings of nationalist pride were shared by all those involved. In France‚ Roland Dorgelès was a witness to the eagerness of the people in‚ which he writes about in That Fabulous Day. “Young and old‚ civilians and military men burned with the same excitement. It was like a Brotherhood Day.”1[1] Everyone was willing to do their part and fight for their country. However‚ on another side of things‚ in the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the brutal realities of war
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treat him as props who is at war to bring glory to the nation. They speak convincing words about glory‚ fame‚ and progress‚ and youth like Paul believes them‚ at first; however‚ after they see their friends dying and other terrors that war brings it all loses its meaning. Paul admits that sometimes he is jealous of people who just live their civilian lives; however‚ on
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The novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ shows tremendous amount of symbolism‚ and the main symbol would be the importance of Kemmerich’s boots. In the battlefield‚ the boots were considered one of the most prized possession one could ever own amongst the soldiers. The boots also represented how the soldiers in the battlegrounds were extremely poor and in despair from the war itself. The author‚ Remarque‚ depicts as if the boots are more valuable and longer-lasting than lives on the battlefield
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Aspects of Life In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ different attitudes are betrayed from different people. Attitudes that come from various walks of life. When someone lives in a certain area and is surrounded by certain things‚ I believe it forms your opinion about life and people. That attitude can either make you or break you. War is definitely an example of a situation that can change your thoughts‚ actions‚ and emotions. The overriding theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is the horrible
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The Sorrows of War and the Glorious Lies Is it really worth it? Is the simple order by a superior officer enough for someone to spill the blood of innocent soldiers? In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ a novel by Erich Maria Remarque‚ a group of soldiers learn the hard way about the realities of war. They encounter trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat and slowly see how horrible the war is. Using the book‚ the author expresses his hatred towards war and how only evil comes from it. The emotions
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All Quiet on the Western Front Long Essay All Quiet on the Western Front was a story of a group of young children‚ nineteen years old or so‚ who enlisted in the military on the advice of one of their professors. They were told‚ and believed‚ that they would be seen as heroes in everyone’s eyes‚ and that they were doing such great things for their country and showing extreme nationalism and patriotism. As the months went on‚ fighting on the front lines‚ these men realized that this life was nothing
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Introduction In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Remarque paints a clear and gruesome picture of the horrors and atrocities of war and the effects on those who fight the war. He tells the story of Paul Baumer and his comrades who‚ after being persuaded by their teacher Kantorek‚ patriotically enlist in the German army. The glory of being a soldier quickly fades and the true horror of war is soon realized. As the war continues‚ Baumer begins to forget his identity outside of the war; the war has
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The problem being‚ those that were killed were never really recognized beyond having fought for their country. One of the most memorable characters in the story All Quiet On the Western Front is a French soldier named Gerard Duval‚ because he symbolizes the millions of good people that lost their lives during the Great War. All soldiers in the war were trained not to care about anything but war itself‚ and to only pay attention to the main objective they must complete. The French solider
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a transformative event as it has transformed the nation’s of the planet politically and economically‚ as well as transforming the nation’s art and literature. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Paul the main character returns back to his hometown realising it is different then he could remember as he was at the front and is unable to understand how to behave in the city and how everyone else is acting differently. As Paul was walking in the street he was noticing how everyone was different
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Surviving in Storytelling The act of killing is deeply intimate. It is both incredibly personal and emotionally devastating for all involved. Two people become forever connected in a tragic way. In All Quiet on the Western Front and The Things They Carried‚ characters Paul Baumer and Tim O’Brien both struggle with guilt following killing. The way in which they fixate the men they kill is particularly fascinating. They enter into a fantasy in which they imagine themselves living out these men’s lives
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