and experienced like old men‚ we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost”(109). Less activity means less reflection‚ and less reflection means less identity. Paul had already lost parts of himself and he knows he cannot come back. In Siegfried Sassoon’s Suicide in the Trenches‚ a young soldier boy is exposed to the misery and horrors of war. “I knew a simple soldier boy / Who grinned at life in empty joy / Slept soundly through the lonesome dark‚ / And whistled early with the
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Erich Maria Remarque wrote the novel All Quiet on the Western Front to show readers the impact that war and death had on soldiers during war times. Many men returned from the war with missing limbs‚ missing clothes‚ and missing minds. They felt displaced and lost in their own bodies and in society. The death toll in World War I was tragically high‚ and it left families without brothers‚ sons‚ husbands‚ and uncles. All Quiet on The Western Front describes a group of soldiers living on western front
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“Men may have escaped the shells of battle but were often destroyed by war” How is this idea explored in the novel? “All Quiet on the Western Front” written by Erich Maria Remarque explores the idea that men have escaped the shells of battle but were often destroyed by war. Remarque presents the changes in Paul and his friends and by displaying the sense of isolation the men feel after the war by using a range of techniques. Remarque displays the changes in Paul and his friends by showing how
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Setting (DESCRIBE the time period‚ geographical location‚ historical/social context) The setting in All Quiet on the Western Front takes place around the battlefield of the war‚ mainly the trenches. It was dark‚ morbid‚ chaotic and hopeless. Trench life was dreadful according to Paul. There was so much blood‚ mud and clamor from the blasts and bombs. The constant pounding of those bombs lasted for days‚ rumbling in those
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Erich Maria Remarque‚ the author of the prestigious novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” was born on June 22‚ 1898‚ and had a first hand insight on the war the book is based on‚ the first World War. Before he started his career as a writer‚ Remarque started his fight for the German army at the age of 18. Remarque’s previous military history helped shape his story behind the book. The characters Remarque chose for “All Quiet on the Western Front” portrays his personal thoughts and experiences.
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WHAT DID THE MOVIE‚ “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”; TELL YOU ABOUT WORLD WAR 1 AND WARFARE IN GENERAL‚ USE MOVIE EXAMPLES. Gunshots and bombs blowing up all around you‚ blood and guts flying everywhere‚ as you dodge bullets‚ and listen to the low guttural sounds and high pitched screams of men dying all around you on both sides. In the movie‚ I really learned about war and warfare. You really can’t understand just how heart wrenching and scary it can be while ducking bullets and watching
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ground and you butt doesn’t come off the ground. A: on shuttle run you have two wood blocks on one side of a 30 feet apart line and you run to one side and pick up a block then you run to the other side and pick up a block then you sprint all the way back. But if you mess up on the first time don’t worry you get two tries. And they pick your best time as your
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All Quiet on the Western Front Is a Novel told from the perspective of Nineteen year old Paul Bäumer‚ a German Soldier who joins the war effort on the French front during World War I. Bäumer and a few friends get the idea to join the military after listening to patriotic speeches from their previous teacher‚ however quickly forsake these ideologies after experiencing the horrors of warfare on the front. After two weeks of horrific combat‚ a staggering eighty men of the original 150-man company return
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In July 15‚ 1917‚ Remarque’s company advanced to Flanders for some of the most savage fighting of World War I. With grenade splinters in his neck‚ left knee‚ and right wrist‚ Remarque exited the fray the next year. After medical treatment‚ he went back‚ only to be released four days
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symptoms but‚ certain cases are worse than others. Allen Naylor is someone that suffers from this disease personally. He has had seven back surgeries in a matter of ten years of finding out he had the disease. He did receive passive treatment which has the benefits of taking away extreme pain by pain medication that is monitored by a doctor who specializes in back pain. Although this treatment works for the time being it does not have long lasting benefits. It is extremely painful for those who have
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