A recording angel of the Great War‚ an enigma‚ a man rife with contradictions and contrasts are titles that could only fit the German author Erich Maria Remarque. Born in June 22‚ 1898‚ he was the third child of the family of four of Peter Franz and Anna Maria Remark. A member of the Gertrude Stein‘s “lost generation”‚ Remarque‚ in more ways than one‚ witnessed the cataclysm of the two world wars. On November 26‚ 1916‚ he drafted as a musketeer‚ or infantryman. In July 15‚ 1917‚ Remarque’s company
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Erich Maria Remarque and the Nature of War David Lark – World History 2 Unlike truly historical works emphasizing the human side of war‚ for example‚ Cornelius Ryan’s The Longest Day or A Bridge Too Far‚ in which the author provides highly detailed accounts of historical events through the eyes of participants leading to an objective treatment and analysis of those events‚ Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a novelization of the experience of German soldiers in
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historians as well as leaders argue that although the road to victory is strenuous and arduous‚ it often proves worthy in the end for victory has a direct correlation to survival. This proves true in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul‚ the protagonist goes to fight for Germany at an early age of 19. There he sees the realities of war‚ completely opposite to the vision he held that persuaded him to enlist‚ and loses most of his comrades including his own life towards
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Erich Maria Remarque was born in Germany in the year 1898 into a lower-middle-class family. In 1916‚ he was drafted into the German army to fight in World War I where he was badly wounded. Ten years after the war ended‚ he published a book which was translated a year later into English with the title All Quiet on the Western Front. This is a novel about the experiences of ordinary German soldiers during World War I. Remarque starts off the novel by stating‚ "This book is to be neither an accusation
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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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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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A response passing judgment on All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque opens the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” with an epitaph of “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped its shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” The readers may ask: why the writter says that the book is not an accusation
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Enrich Maria Remarque: A Militant Pacifist The First World War was a horrible experience for all sides involved‚ no one was immune to the effects of this global conflict‚ and each country was changed in many ways. Erich Maria Remarque was drafted into World War I at age 18. In 1929 Remarque’s first book All Quiet on the Western Front was published. Throughout the book‚ the death and destruction caused by battle is clearly shown. Remarque’s novel is a statement against war‚ focusing dramatically
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All Quiet on the Western Front In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque‚ the author uses nature‚ and comradeship‚ to describe what the characters are going through. Erich uses nature in several ways‚ such as describing how the soldiers are facing terrible hardships‚ also it reflects on their sadness‚ and provides a contrast to the unnatural world of war. The author also uses the theme Comradeship through all the horrifying pictures of death and inhumanity‚ he talks about when
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you can keep a book forever and read it many time. My favourite book is written by Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970)‚ German-American novelist‚ born in Osnabrück‚ Germany‚ and educated at the University of Münster. He served in the German army during World War I. During the war he wrote his first novel " All Quite on the Western Front"‚ it became an internalional bestseller. I’ve read a lot of novels by Remarque‚ but most of all I like "A time to live and a time to die" published in 1954. This
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