But one thing they all agree on: the event provoked a seismic response” (Eksteins 10). Similarly‚ there are many accounts of what happened during The Great War‚ however‚ there is no accurate description of soldiers’ experiences. There are many resemblances between the opening night of Le Sacre du printemps and The Great War‚ but the resemblance that stands out the most is the different experiences each spectator had from both of these events. In “All Quiet on The Western Front‚” Erich Remarque conveys
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In “All quiet on the Western Front”‚ Paul Baumer says that war is a dehumanizing experience‚ however‚ there are many examples in this book that prove otherwise. Paul says he knows nothing of life but “despair‚ death‚ fear‚ and a fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow”(263). War‚ however cruel it may seem‚ actually makes soldiers more human. During the time Paul spent at training camp‚ Paul made “friends” with the Russians of the other side of the fence. Paul shared his cigarettes
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Regardless of the warring nations’ reasons or the outcome‚ in the wake of the battle‚ the soldier‚ or country’s hero‚ actually becomes the victim. Youth is sacrificed‚ lives are lost‚ and the survivors are forever altered. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the characters sacrificed their youth in the war and their innocence was lost. Paul Bäumer‚ the narrator‚ was forced to discover a harsh reality. Paul’s high school teacher‚ Kantorek‚ pressured Paul and
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ written by Erich Remarque was a book written in the perspective of a German soldier in World War I. The significance of this section is that it sheds light on all of the aspects on war‚ and the fact that war was not what everyone made it seem like. Being from the viewpoint of a soldier‚ it gives first hand explanation as to what led him to become a solider. It is important to understand that no one really knows what happens in war until you are actually in it. The
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Chapter Seven: The Second Company is sent somewhere to reorganize their group. Himmelstoss apologizes to the men for being such a mean person because he feels bad‚ as he has now been on the front. Paul‚ Leer‚ and Kropp go for a swim and meet three women. The men swim across the canal during the night and carry their boots and some food. Paul gets to go home for leave‚ but it isn’t the same as he thought it would be. His mom is sick with cancer and he doesn’t feel “at home”. One day‚ when Paul is
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All Quiet on the Western Front: An Account of the Destruction Caused by WWI “It will simply try to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped shells‚ were destroyed by the war” [Remarque] World War I was‚ and still remains‚ one of the most devastating wars this planet has ever seen. While it may not have caused the same destruction to the land as World War II‚ the effect it had on those unfortunate enough to serve in the war was as great‚ if not greater‚ than any other
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his classmates enlist in the German army of World War I. His elders constantly pushed him to sign up for war‚ as serving his nation was seen as the greatest honor of all. People like his old schoolmaster convinced him and his classmates that war was an honor and constantly romanticized the idea of fighting for your country. Since all these ideas of defending the German pride were indoctrinated into his head‚ Paul absent mindedly followed along without questioning his motives and means. When Paul first
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where he told them everything they wanted to know just wanting to the be over. He was told that he would be executed later in the week. He was in grim way happy to hear that knowing that it could all be over soon and he wouldn’t have to spend more time rotting in the his cell wouldn’t have to think about all of his friends dying. While being carried to his execution he remembered about his family. He had forgotten about them and it came to him in a shock making him realize that he needed to escape
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English: World Literature Assignment 7 November 2014 The Irony of Of Mice and Men and All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front takes place on a war ground where the French and Germans battle‚ yet John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men takes place on a ranch where two men travel together looking for work. The plots of both stories may sound different‚ but they relate in ways of irony‚ innocence‚ and thoughtfulness. John Steinbeck and Erich Maria Remarque
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was badly wounded. Ten years after the war ended‚ he published a book which was translated a year later into English with the title All Quiet on the Western Front. This is a novel about the experiences of ordinary German soldiers during World War I. Remarque starts off the novel by stating‚ "This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men
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