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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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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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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The military life has not treated me well at all‚ and all of the propaganda about the Germans back home riled me up for a job that I would have never expected. The living conditions here are horrid‚ and every day I question how I am still living and have enough power left in my body to write this letter. Every day‚ my friends in my platoon die from either the awful conditions‚ or they are blown to fractions from enemy shrapnel. Besides the numerous dead bodies‚ there are large‚ repulsive rats that
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Arthur Tsao 25 January 2011 Ritchie 1 All Quiet on the Western Front: Literary Log #1 “We learned that a bright button is weightier than four volumes of Schopenhaur. At first astonished‚ then embittered‚ and finally indifferent‚ we recognized that what matters is not the mind but the boot brush‚ not intelligence but the system‚ not freedom but drill” (22). In this quote‚ Remarque explains the differences between valuable material and knowledge. The imagery he describes compares “educational”
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“My Last Days” We reached the trench. I was a soldier fighting in the trenches of World War 1 in France. My squad and I hopped into the trench and muddy water splashed into our faces. “Do you think fighting in the trenches is as bad as it sounds?‚” I asked Bobby‚ my best friend. “I think so. Some old dude back home told me he shot his foot off to get out of the trenches‚”said Bobby. Wow‚ I thought‚ he must be dumber than a bag of rocks. Since no one was shooting at us‚ I started to dig out a
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Summer Reading 2013 Alternate Ending of “All Quiet on the Western Front” TWELVE It is autumn in Germany. In 1918‚ the First World War is upon us. Upon me‚ as I am the last of seven members in my class. My leader‚ my friend‚ has been killed not too long ago. However‚ that has driven me closer to victory. They all talk of violence and injustice‚ but all have passed. Hope is low that the war will end shortly. If war resumes‚ then there will be resolution. I have fourteen days of rest due inhaling
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All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation According to the Webster’s New World College Dictionary‚ alienation is 1. Separation‚ aversion‚ aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement; insanity. The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation of young men. It has taken from them the last of their childhood years‚ it has destroyed their faith in their elders‚ it has taught them an individual life is meaningless--and
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