Jessica Campbell Mr. Marsh- Period 7 1-4-15 All Quiet on The Western Front All Quiet on The Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is a historical fiction novel‚ depicting what soldiers went through during world war I. The novel was first released in 1928‚ in a German newspaper Vossische Zeitung‚ and then later published‚ in book form‚ in 1929. An American movie
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and around 20 million soldiers were wounded during the war. Soldiers showed courage by fighting and learned how important it is to trust other men. They faced hard conditions and suffered many injuries. In the novel‚ All Quiet on The Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque portrays the main character‚ Paul Baümer‚ as a superior comrade‚ a smart decision-maker‚ and a brave soldier. Paul Baümer would not be able to survive the war without his friends and his friends would not be able to survive it without
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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 his classmates to enlist in the
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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 use irony‚ imagery‚ and figurative language to show the
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The First World War erupted only a decade into the twentieth century‚ and it defined civilizations for many subsequent years. Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Ernst Jünger’s The Storm of Steel both concern this war‚ however the two offer different perspectives of the war and its effects on societies and soldiers. The contrast between their accounts is seen in reactions to the enemy‚ feelings upon killing an “enemy” soldier‚ opinions of death in war‚ and reaction to the war
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prior to their war time experience. Surely they would not follow the same path that so many before them had‚ choosing to allow war to consume them from the very destructive nature of its existence. In the novel "All Quiet On The Western Front" by Erich Remarque‚ the author conveys the message of how war can corrupt how people view‚ respect‚ and handle authority. Through his writing‚ he has helped to enlighten the world as to how exactly war can change our views on authority that we once stood firm
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disastrous as to lose one." - Agatha Christie We as people never stop to think about war and its definition. Accroding to the dictionary‚ war is defined as a state of hostility‚ conlict‚ antagonism and death. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque tells the story about Paul Baumer‚ the narrator and protagonist of the book ‚ a neneteen year old German soldier who fights in the front lines of Western Europle during Wold War I and describs its synical hateful environment. The autobiographical
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drive characters to succeed in every possible scenario. The validity of this interpretation can be seen as true by examining the literary elements conflict and characterization in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Steinbeck‚ in Of Mice and Men‚ uses the literary element characterization to show the power of interpretation. George and Lenny as well as all the other farm hands dealing with the depression of the early 1900’s are forced to labor
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you all are ... all of you young people who served in the war. You are a lost generation.” In this sense‚ lost is exemplified as “not vanished‚ but disoriented‚ directionless‚ and wandering.” One of the “Greatest War Novel of All Time‚” written by Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front described the journey of a fictional character‚ Paul Bäumer‚ who enlists in the German army in World War I with his classmates after listening to their stirring
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Horrors of War by Joshua Gonzalez aka NeonFx War stories before Erich Maria Remarque’s times still leaned toward themes of glory‚ adventure‚ and honor. In presenting his realistic version of a soldier’s experience‚ Remarque stripped that from war novels in his antiwar novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque accurately depicts both the physical and mental hardships of war. This novel should be read by all soldiers thinking of enlisting in the army for several reasons. First‚ the novel describes
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