the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were traveling back to the Varden and just after the pair had escaped from a group of Galbatorix’s soldiers‚ but unfortunately they had to kill all of the soldiers so their whereabouts would not be discovered. This passage stands out because it has a deeper meaning than many of the other
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The enemy army fell into a chant‚ it seemed to be coming from all sides; we soon found out that it was. They had split their force into three groups to surround us each group with as many troops as our entire army. Their berserkers lead the charge while the rest of their men threw javelins and axes. We all looked to our general for orders only to find that an axe had split his skull open. Panic spread like wildfire‚ some charged‚ some
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animals. He uses animalistic imagery to do this. The claustrophobic recruit referred to in this quote can’t stand being in the trench for another second. He begins to listen to reason‚ but then‚ his emotions get the better of him. Being out on the front has caused the recruit to act differently than he otherwise would have. The stress and fear caused him to snap. 3. “If your own father came over with them you would not hesitate to fling a bomb into him.” Ch.6P. This quote relates to the theme
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All Quiet On The Western Front : Quotes KEY ; Quotes‚ Source‚ My opinion/own words. Key words Lost Generation – (young boys leaving school and going to war for their country) (Page 85) ‘’That’s what set us apart and made our parents’ world a little difficult for us to understand; because somehow we were always gently bound up with that world‚ submissive to it all‚ and the smallest thing led us onwards along the path of eternity. Perhaps it was just the privilege of our youth – we were not
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In this part of the book the group starts finally seeing some action happening around them‚ there are patrol helicopters flying overhead in the desert‚ and they constantly have to take cover. One day they are behind some rocks and hear gunfire‚ they begin to engage the enemies in combat‚ yet they notice the sound of the guns they are using are the sound an MP5‚ a sub-machine gun‚ and that the Bzadians don’t use those guns‚ they use ones from their own technology. This enemy makes them surrender
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Throughout the whole movie‚ the idea of bringing honour to Germany is always mentioned and that is one of the reasons of why Paul had joined the army and gave his life for it. At the beginning of the movie‚ Paul’s teacher kept talking about how they are all grown up men now‚ that are about to graduate so they should start to fulfill there duties as German citizens and repay back their country. Kantorek kept speaking about the glory of Germany and that everyone should be proud to be German; he mentioned
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is an adventure‚ easily getting killed as soon as they step a foot at the front-line. The “Lost Generation” was a term originated from a garage owner in a conversation with his employee that was witnessed by Gertrude Stein‚ which was later popularised by the American novelist‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ as an epigraph to his novel The Sun Also Rises. Also‚ Stein told Hemingway‚ “That is what you are. That’s what you all are ... all of you young people who served in the war. You are a lost generation.” In
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novel‚ turned movie‚ All Quiet on The Western Front‚ is very useful in helping to understand the many social and cultural difficulties soldiers faced in WW1 during the period of 1914-1918. One could argue that the given film is reliable‚ but being a secondary source this is arguable. AQOTWF exhibits the saviour physical‚ and mental stress German soldiers of World War 1 encountered‚ and the raw emotional detachment from civilian life displayed by many on returning home from the front. The film has a strong
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Battle also depicted an untraditional perspective of good and evil. The point of view of the film supported the side of the FLN and painted the French in a bad light. Often‚ the FLN would be characterized as terrorists for their acts in order to try and obtain independence. While the FLN did use terrorism‚ they also revealed the brutality the Algerians faced at the hands of the French. Traditionally‚ due to Euro-centric teaching of history‚ Algerians were made-up to inhumane and immoral. However
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theme--longing. Paul‚ in the first passage‚ attempts to read‚ but it is too painful for him to continue‚ because the words mean nothing. In the second passage‚ Paul is brought to life by the words of people‚ because he is reminded that his isn’t all alone. In the first paragraph is very sorrowful. Paul sits down and pulls books and papers‚ trying to feel emotion as he reads the words on the page. But he feels nothing‚ for the words have no meaning to him. This hurts to be numb‚ having the
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