Erich Maria Remarque wrote the novel All Quiet on the Western Front to show readers the impact that war and death had on soldiers during war times. Many men returned from the war with missing limbs‚ missing clothes‚ and missing minds. They felt displaced and lost in their own bodies and in society. The death toll in World War I was tragically high‚ and it left families without brothers‚ sons‚ husbands‚ and uncles. All Quiet on The Western Front describes a group of soldiers living on western front
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War II‚ the effect it had on those unfortunate enough to serve in the war was as great‚ if not greater‚ than any other war this planet has seen. Erich Maria Remarque was unfortunate enough to be one of the many drafted into service for World War I. His experiences in the war were the main influences for All Quite on the Western Front. Erich Maria Reqmarque’s
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The Second Reich Revision sheet. 1. The Constitution – Position of Chancellor independent to Reichstag. Power structure unclear and confused. 2. Economy – G. Europe’s industrial superpower‚ built on existing industries and new ones. (new – electrics‚ chemicals‚ cars‚ precision equipment) 3. Labor force – Population growing also change of jobs from agriculture to tertiary sectors. Also G. Best education system for scholors and technical skills. 4. Changing spirit of the age: new
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memory. When events are out of chronological order‚ the events become a flashback. This choice adds character and makes the events more personal and real. In the Adolescence part of the novel‚ Elena recounts Lila’s dissolving of margins before going back to when Lila got her arm in a cast (Ferrante page 81-91). Elena then continues to tell her story‚ the events leading up to Lila’s episode of the dissolving of margins. This is similar to the way a human mind works. People sometimes would remember an
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In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ author Erich Maria Remarque reinforces the idea that war is horrific‚ through his use of visual‚ auditory‚ and tactile imagery. Towards the end of the second chapter of the book‚ Remarque begins to disillusionize the glorious imagery of war by describing the death of Kemmerich‚ a German soldier and a fellow classmate of the protagonist Paul. Paul and his other classmates that enlisted sit by Kemmerich’s deathbed‚ illustrating the mourning for their comrade by saying
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people‚ that devotion turned fanatical. Nationalism became the way to justify wars and mass executions. Hundreds of thousands of people died in wars fought in the name of nationalism. If war is such an awful thing‚ why would anyone desire it? Erich Maria Remarque’s war novel All Quiet on the Western Front gives an example of nationalism in Germany as a reason to become a soldier. The narrator of this novel introduces Kantorek‚ his schoolmaster. Kantorek was the person who had convinced the narrator’s
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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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Nothing can be gained from the futility of war‚ only lost; a loss of hope‚ loss of life‚ loss of innocence and a loss of identity. This sense of hopelessness has been reflected within the anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. The negative representation of World War I displayed in this novel has made us question authority as to why time and time again‚ they abuse their power to force our innocent young men to fight in a monotonous battle. Through the construction
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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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During World War I‚ countless soldiers naively enlisted into the army‚ unaware of the harsh realities that lied before them. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque tells the story of Paul Baumer‚ a German soldier stationed in northeastern France. This was a time period when war was unjustly glorified and only the soldiers understood the battles with their conscience that would follow their deployment. When they first entered the war‚ Paul and his friends were excited
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