Germany in the First World War. Erich Maria Remarque‚ who went off to war as a volunteer in 1916‚ was not so much a creator of this literary breakthrough but a witness of merciless European battlefields. The author described the horrors of war honestly‚ simply‚ without unnecessary emotions‚ but with the ruthless brutality of that destroyed his generation forever. All Quiet on the Western Front is not the novel about heroes but about the victims‚ to which Remarque classifies both the victims and
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thus‚ do not matter. The customary toast of “to the day” also illustrates the confidence that the Germans had for defeating Britain. Yet‚ later in the war‚ the German soldiers’ confidence changed to a sense of despair. In evidence source 7‚ Erich Maria Remarque writes “Every man here knows that we are losing the war. Not much is said about it‚ we are falling back…” and emphasizes on the helpless situation with how the Germans starved‚ had few weapons left‚ did not have adequate soldiers in the new
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experiences from the past still affect an individual to which they are unlike themselves anymore. Along with PTSD they suffer from moral injury‚ the pain that results from damage to a person’s moral foundation. In All Quiet on The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque and Thomas Hardy’s’ “The Man He Killed” characters struggles with the emotional effects of war. Despite the internal struggle faced by Paul and the speaker from the poem‚ both
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events and stories. All Quiet on the Western Front made him rich at a very young age‚ yet he did not settle for it‚ publishing nine more books on the same topic in hopes to promote a more peaceful world. Through this book and these other nine works‚ Remarque was a muckraker for those in the military‚ but also a prominent figure in the pursuit of world peace. To further assert his qualifications‚ the German government burned Remarque’s books before World War II because they knew that it was powerful
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of the war that was not being fought by the women‚ was told by May Wedderburn Cannan. Even the opposing side had there own thoughts on this war. All Quiet on the Western Front is a diary of a man that goes by Paul Baumer that was written by Erich Maria Remarque. Siegfried Sassoon was a child that was born into
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Sami Salama Mrs. Loomis Hon Lit 9 4 October 2013 Truth Essay “If you tell the truth‚ you won’t have to remember anything” (Mark Twain). Throughout my life I have come to recognize many truths. Sometimes I would tell the truth and sometimes I would lie‚ but when I lied I didn’t always get away with it. Although I do lie about some things and get away with it‚ I still feel bad about doing it. Throughout my life‚ Algernon and Jack’s false identities‚ Father Hooper’s sacrifices‚ Dr. Heidegger’s
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powers. The Central Powers comprised of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria‚ while the Allied Powers involved France‚ Britain‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ United States and Belgium. The timeless classic All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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results can be seen as the war ended‚ immediately impacting more permanently the soldiers’ lives and personalities. And the temporary good was followed by even more war‚ World War II. The book All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet)‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is narrated by a soldier‚ Paul‚ who fought in World War I. In the novel Paul goes through the devastation of war and he struggles mentally and emotionally‚ after losing many of his close friends to the permanence of death‚ eventually changing
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The book "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is set in a time of sorrow and discovery. WW1 bore some of the first advanced weaponry because of the allies necessity for greater protection from the enemies. That was a huge leap into what was to come in later wars as this artillery began to evolve into the complex ordnance of today. So much new weaponry was being developed and it was the Germans‚ who are the main focus in the book‚ who were ahead in developing tactics and technology
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and without the bicycle he will lose his job‚ which was to be the salvation of his young family. At the end‚ he cannot even find his bicycle; instead to steal from other but he was fail. “All the quiet on the Western Front” is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque‚ who is a German veteran of WWI‚ shows people a painful picture‚ line of thought‚ and the adaptation of the young group soldier in the war. The adaptation is not always good but it is depend on the situation they are in. The adaptation from
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