The book “War Without Mercy” is a study of the wartime attitudes between the Japanese and American forces against one another‚ by John W. Dower. The book is divided into four parts: Enemies‚ The War in Western Eyes‚ The War in Japanese Eyes‚ and Epilogue. Each section plays a vital role in the book‚ that without any of these‚ the book would change entirely. War Without Mercy opens with the section titled Enemies. It functions as an introduction to the themes and materials that John Dower will use
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In Paul’s own life‚ he finds that “The idea of authority‚ which they represented‚ was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. But the first death we saw shattered this belief” (Remarque 12) Paul and his friends enter the war because of the impassioned glorifications of battle by their teacher Kantorek. However‚ the actuality of war negates all preconceptions‚ but leaves them trapped in a cycle of self-destructiveness. Furthermore
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some motive‚ either from past experiences or something that can inspire an idea for a novel. Although the novel can be fictitious it can still change how society feels about a certain issue. The two novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut romanticizes what war is like‚ emphasizing ideas such as glory‚ horror‚ honor‚ patriotic duty‚ and adventure. The similarities include both authors have their impression that the absurdity of war is morally
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The most powerful and meaningful theme displayed throughout this novel is the theme of camaraderie. No matter of which person you speak of‚ there is always someone who needs a friend by there side when things in life get unbearable. Friendship is the strongest bond any group of people can share‚ and Paul Baumer is not a person to object to that. He is a boy that needs his friends to help him survive in World War I. In the novel of All Quiet on the Western Front‚ camaraderie proves itself to be the
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Erich Maria Remarque’s novel “Im Westen Nichts Neues”‚ translated to English “All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ was published in 1928. Remarque began to write this novel when he left the German military. He began to work odd professions‚ all the while writing this book. Remarque closely related the characters and plot in this novel to his military experiences and comrades that fought next to him. Remarque’s middle name has not always been Maria. Remarque changed his middle name from Paul to Maria
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In his book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque‚ who was a German soldier in World War I‚ used his experience and vivid details to tell the story of a young protagonist facing the dangers and hardships of war. Remarque was born into a poor family‚ but he had a happy childhood that was filled with music‚ poetry‚ and stories. He was drafted in 1916‚ and the very next year‚ he was wounded‚ which ended up giving him time to write while recovering in the hospital. All Quiet on the Western
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Company K Company K From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Company K Author William March Country United States Language English Genre Novel Publisher Smith and Haas (USA) & Victor Gollancz Limited (UK) Publication date January 1933 (USA) & March 1933 (UK) Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 260 pp ISBN 978-0-8173-0480-5
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War is Not One of Glorification “Pro patria mori‚” in English is to die for one’s country. Essentially‚ in Erich Remarque’s book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the main character Paul Baumer is swayed to go to war to fight for his country. The society around him has made him believe war is a triumphant thing and feel as if he is obliged to fight for his country. Similarly‚ the Poem “Dulce et decorum est” by Wilfred Owen discusses the true atmosphere of war which contrasts the society’s acclaimed
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was one of the most devastating and transformative events in human history. In Erich Maria Remarque’s book‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ he depicts the horrors of “the great war” by showing the complete disregard for human life in modern warfare. This war modeled the way that any future war would be fought. It would shape human history by completely changing the game of warfare and people’s opinions of it. Remarque shows‚ from his point of view‚ the terrors that happen on a daily basis on the
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“Disobedience as a Physiological and Moral Problem‚” ‚” is written by Erich Fromm and in his 1963 essay Fromm argues that obedience is the virtue and disobedience the vice. (Fromm 403). Fromm sees disobedience as a vital to our society and that blind obedience is bad‚ and he uses many examples to try to convince us of this belief. I believe that Fromm has some very good points and makes a strong argument. I agree with many of the main points he makes and his appeal to those are used great in his
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