classic stories have been promoted as motion pictures and became major celebrations of literature‚ including Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. Using advanced technology‚ the globe can see Paul Bäumer’s story being vividly retold. However‚ there are both strength and weakness about the film adaptation of the novel. For All Quiet on the Western Front‚ even though both novel and movie portray the main idea‚ the movie version lacks effective emotions and descriptive details as the
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All Quiet on the Western Front In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque‚ the author uses nature‚ and comradeship‚ to describe what the characters are going through. Erich uses nature in several ways‚ such as describing how the soldiers are facing terrible hardships‚ also it reflects on their sadness‚ and provides a contrast to the unnatural world of war. The author also uses the theme Comradeship through all the horrifying pictures of death and inhumanity‚ he talks about when
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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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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT ~ Movie Review 1. Describe the plot of the film (What it’s about‚ what happens) knowledge /10 All quiet on the western front is about six German solders that volunteer to fight in World War 1 after listening to many speeches from their teacher. They were all confident with going into war until they saw people coming back from the war. But after Paul the main character and his friends experience the 10-week brutal training they felt tired of the training
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Humans or Inhumane Beasts? Inhumane: lacking qualities of sympathy‚ pity‚ warmth‚ compassion‚ or the like; cruel; brutal(Inhumane: Dictionary). Inhumanity is one of the major themes portrayed in All Quiet on the Western Front. This is shown by the treatment of the Russian Soldier’s‚ Müller’s request for Kemmerich’s boots‚ and Paul’s reaction to the French man who fell into his hole. The treatment of the Russian soldiers is a prime example of inhumanity during the war. The Russians were treated
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battle. “Theme is the underlying message or big 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
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A comrade is a friend or companion‚ to a soldier it means much more than that. Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the soldiers learn through numerous events on the front that their fellow comrades mean everything to them. In a place so horrific as the front their comrades are all they have that they can rely on and through this they have complete trust in one another. Amidst the chaos and terror of war‚ a soldier needs some sort of comfort to keep him going
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Death. These are only a few of the horrid images that the World War I soldiers endeavoured. Serving in war is not for the faint of heart or those considered not able to stomach the sight of gore and dead bodies every step. In the story‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ this story depicts these exact horrors during Remarque’s time spent on the German battlefront. Deaths are of the norm. Soldiers become immune to the smell of rotting bodies and bits and pieces of flesh
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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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