All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is the greatest war novel of all time. This is not true because it is a cliche story about a war hero who saves many lives‚ but rather because it illustrates the true horrors of war and its effects on the soldiers. This book demonstrates the bloody and dehumanizing effect that was has on a soldier such as Paul Bäumer. Paul Bäumer is the protagonist in this novel‚ a nineteen-year-old boy who enlists in the army with his school mates at the encouragement
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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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Catherine is the most important person Henry. The story starts in Italy during World War I. The protagonists are Lieutenant Henry Frederick‚ a volunteer ambulance driver for the Italians‚ and Catherine Barkley‚ a British nurse. Henry loves Catherine so much that he deserts the war. Catherine is a safe place for Henry to retreat to when he is hurt. In the same way she is a roof to protect from the rain. Understanding‚ calm‚ and courageous in the face of death are the traits that describe Catherine
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As Paul navigates the frontlines‚ he experiences a crisis of meaninglessness‚ ushering him in questioning his own meaning in such a harsh reality. For Paul‚ pondering the absurdity of war—its randomness and destruction—reveals the fragility of the values he trusted before. In this case‚ one aspect of the absurdity of war for Paul is the randomness of death he is exposed to because of the unpredictable nature of violence-you can die to a stray bullet‚ or perhaps an artillery shell. According to Paul
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Both Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” relate to the theme of hopelessness during the lost generation. Remarque’s story is set during the war from a younger German soldier‚ Paul‚ through him the suffering and difficulties are presented as fruitless and with out a main goal to look forward to when they return home. Throughout the military travels of the younger soldiers like Paul‚ Remarque’s view on wars disadvantages on people are clearly stated through
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Paul Baumer Paper World War I was one of the bloodiest wars with over 31 million deaths‚ wounded‚ and missing people. It took place from 1914- 1919 against the Allies and the Central powers. One of the greatest books that show the truth of the war is _All Quiet on the Western Front_. The main character in the novel‚ Paul‚ is a German soldier who is only19 years old when he volunteers. Paul is a hopeless‚ brave‚ caring soldier who is still trying to figure out who he is. Through out the novel Paul
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Chapter 1 Summary: In the first chapter‚ right away it is revealed that the book is told in first person point of view. The narrator‚ along with other men fighting in the war‚ is resting and is five miles away from the line of fighting. They had been fighting for the last fourteen days; one hundred fifty men went‚ but only eighty survived. He mentions how when they are fighting‚ they barely get any sleep and that the war wouldn’t be as bad if they had more time to rest. Certain charaters are then
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Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author Erich Maria Remarque‚ explores the effects of war through both literary and structural techniques. Remarque himself being involved in the war‚ writes from the perspective of young German soldiers who were on duty during the World War One campaign. Using various literary techniques‚ Remarque is able to convey the effects of war through the destruction of natural imagery‚ the displacement experienced by the soldiers as well as the loss
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song from the late 60’s‚ actually has an accurate depiction of the gruesome wars this world has gone through. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ WWI soldiers learn the cold hard facts about how nothing good comes out of wars. Not everyone is born a fighter‚ some are peer pressured into volunteering not knowing the treacherous path ahead of them. Throughout the book Remarque uses symbolism to express the gruesome effects on soldiers. Remarque uses multiple symbols to show
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The novel by Erich Maria Remarque “All Quiet on the Western Front” provides the reader with different views and representations of the war. Remarque‚ through the eyes of the narrator Paul Baumer and his imagery‚ exposes the reader to the gruesome horrors of the front. Remarque speaks about how the only worthwhile aspect of the war is comradeship and friendship‚ but this seems to lose hope as well. The war erased a whole generation and Remarque clearly identifies this in the novel. Through the eyes
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