All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical fiction novel written by German author Erich Maria Remarque in the late 1920s. It is narrated by Paul Baumer‚ a young man who joined the army voluntarily after listening a patriotic speech from his teacher‚ Kantorek. Paul shared his experiences and stories during the time he fought in the German army on the French front in World War I. Paul Baumer is a nineteen years old high school student. He and several of his friends from school were encouraged
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1. The story is narrated in the third person point of view. Aside from dialogue‚ the story does not use "I." Instead‚ it uses his name‚ or refers to the character as "him" or "he." 2. The story starts off as third person objective. It’s first told as how someone would observe from afar. The narrator makes assumptions‚ such as in the first paragraph of part one‚ "It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring ." In the third paragraph‚ the narrator is describing
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visions of wealth‚ vast expansions territory‚ and above all‚ the ability to do whatever one wants whenever he wants. And those who thirst for it will seek it through whatever means necessary‚ whether it be a fistfight or a war. Necessity is the basic derivation for all hostility and aggression; therefore‚ power‚ and its corruption‚ is the source of all war. Such corruption is exemplified in the World War I novel‚ All Quiet On the Western Front‚ by Erich Remarque‚ through the eyes of the platoon leader
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Should All Quiet on the Western Front Be Taught In School? War is hard. Losing family members isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Not knowing what could have been of them in the real world out of war. Having to learn about these things is hard‚ but I believe that it is something that we should learn. Learning about all these things teaches about the way that war messes with your mind. It makes you think of the things in ways you shouldn’t think of them. It teaches us what we would have to go
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Today I was walking around during camp because I was bored but then realised I should tell a story because that was what I was good at. No one wanted to listen to my story so I decided to write to you. I wanted you to check up on my wife and see if she is doing alright and also try to check up on my mom and dad. I remember when you told me I should join the armed forces because it brought great honor to me and my family so I enlisted and trust me being here really is not that much of an honor. We
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Paul The novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front is the harshest story about war ever written. This novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ based on his real life experience about World War 1. It tells a story about a group of companions at war and how they live their life everyday there. After analyzing the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ readers realized that almost all the characters were either very noble or not noble at all. The one character that stood out of all the character for
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“Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet On The Western Front” Contrasts and Comparisons By Stew Harney “Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” are two different stories about the 1st world war. They are similar and different in their own ways. Many children born in North America usually grow up seeing war movies from the America’s point of view. This is different in Paths of Glory and All Quiet on the Western Front. These films/novels display how European countries fought this
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Only two (2) percent of the Russian men who were born in the 1920s survived the end of the war. In other words‚ an entire generation of men had disappeared by 1945. As a result‚ there were villages and small communities where the only inhabitants were women. It is very likely that Stalin invented the idea to create inseminate groups of the surviving‚ sexually active and usable men. These groups of six to ten travelled through the Russian countryside‚ involving the villages around Moscow as well as
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of Commons in 1940‚ Winston Churchill once said “Victory at all costs‚ victory in spite of all terror‚ victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory‚ there is no survival.” Many 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
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In all Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque the main argument is the tragedy of war. Through detailing the experience of the main character Paul‚ the terror a young soldier goes through is exposed. It is shown how in war many people die‚ that leaders are unfair and nothing good comes out of it. The war was a tragic event that could have been resolved with peace and treaties‚ therefore moving forward wars should be avoided. In all Quiet on the Western front tragic events happen in
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