with his classmates‚ enlists for the army to fight in the Great War. Full of enthusiasm and adventurous thoughts‚ they arrive at the front‚ but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action… 1. What is the title of this film? When was it made? Who wrote the original novel? Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Made in: 1979 Author: Erich Maria Remarque 2. Why did the students join the Army? The students were taught fighting
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To sympathize is to feel concern and pity. All Quiet On The Western Front is a book all about feeling lost and sorry for all that have died in the war. Seven brave young German men risked their lives to fight in this war between the Allies and Germans. They were ambitious to succeed and win the war. In the end they all had tragic and horrific deaths‚ but which three of these men deserve your sympathy the most? I sympathized the most with Paul‚ Albert‚ and Detering. Paul Baumer was the character
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The novel‚ “All Quiet on the Western Front” is seen as an anti-war novel that shows war being devastating to our countries and more debilitating to our soldiers. The novel shows German soldiers being disturbed mentally‚ physically and socially for the rest of their lives. War can also cause the soldier to show detachment from civilian life. When one is put into a violent environment‚ it can directly/indirectly affect one’s physical and mental composure. When one is put into a brutal environment
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The film “All Quiet on the Western Front” based on the novel written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ chronicles the horrors of World War I through the eyes of a German soldier named Paul Bäumer. Along with his friends‚ Paul enlists to join the army with the enthusiasm and honor to be able to serve their country. However‚ their eagerness to fight is lost as they witness the brutality of the war through deadly battles along the western front. Paul is driven to despair as he painfully watches the war kill
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In a time period filled with war and conflict‚ the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a difficult read due to the heavy topic it pertains to. The story begins with Paul Bӓumer and his friends from school joining the army. They joined because they thought war would be honorable thanks to Kantorek‚ their teacher. After their ten weeks of training and their first two weeks of being on the front lines‚ only eighty of the one hundred fifty men return. Paul’s friend‚ Franz
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explored physically and mentally by the soldier lying on the battlefield in the soundly chaos of the explosions. The utter madness of war sticks in each nook and cranny of the soldier’s mind until his last breath. For Remarque‚ the author of All Quiet on the Western Front‚ World War I leaves behind a haunting reminder each day with not a single gruesome detail left out. The novel beautifully expresses Remarque’s personal challenges faced during his time in the war directly through the protagonist Paul.
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over 50 million copies and enjoying translation into 55 languages‚ Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front has been a very successful novel. Upon the book’s publication in 1929 the book was an instant success in the war boom era‚ and is considered by many to be the greatest war novel of all time. The main character‚ Paul‚ accompanied by fellow comrades‚ demonstrates the difficulties faced on the front line of World War I and the hardships of returning home to a broken country. The immense
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Essay: All Quiet on the Western Front An anti-war novel often portrays many of the bad aspects and consequences of war. Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel set in the First World War that is against war. Remarque describes the terrible reality of the war‚ focusing on the horrors and involved. The novel portrays an anti-war perspective as it brings up issues about the brutality of war‚ the narrator’s change of attitude towards war‚ the futility of war and
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All Quiet on the Western Front is the story of Paul Baumer’s experience during world war one. In my opinion‚ the novel is a reflection on the nationalism of German soldiers due to the lack of nationalism in experienced soldiers and the consequences nationalism has for the soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front is a reflection of the nationalism of German soldiers due to nationalism’s absence in the experienced soldiers. Paul explains that his school teacher convinced many young men to join in
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AllqAll Quiet on the Western Front In-Class Write A Training and Experience vs. Superstition‚ luck‚ chance‚ animal instinct SebastianApr.12/12During the summer of 1914‚ great nations from around the world found themselves with an opportunity to showcase their national pride and heroism through the global dilemma that was known as the Great War. Many of the top nations‚ such as Germany‚ did not care whether how many men it took as long as they won the war. As I read “All Quiet on the Western Front”
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