yet instead of the great beast that this war was. This was told by Siegfried Sassoon. The other half 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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adventurous thoughts‚ they arrive at the front‚ but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action… 1. What is the title of this film? When was it made? Who wrote the original novel? Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Made in: 1979 Author: Erich Maria Remarque 2. Why did the students join the Army? The students were taught fighting was something good. War was an adventure. When being soldiers‚ the students did not have to attend
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rapturously‚ in summary‚ means being overjoyed. “She had also to anticipate how her visit would pass‚ the quiet tenour of their usual employments‚ the vexatious interruptions of Mr. Collins‚ and the gaieties of their intercourse with Rosings‚” (Austen 158). Elizabeth was wondering how the visit go and deciphered the usual occurrences that went on. The quiet tenour can be defined as the quiet tone or course of their day to day formalities based on the context of Chapter 5. “ She seems perfectly happy
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War is good and bad‚ beneficial and pointless‚ but above all other things‚ immensely inhumane. Man created war‚ and with our controversial human nature egged it on. “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is a war novel that shows the war experience and how war changes people. During the time spent at the front and at rest the soldier is turned from human to inhumane. They are taken away from the normal human emotion and placed into a state of being more animalistic and superhuman
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Remarque in his novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” explores war itself as the enemy of German soldiers in World war 1. He achieves this by suggesting that W.W.1 created a lost generation and that this generation felt betrayed by their leaders. Remarque depicts the atrocities and inhumanities that war introduces soldiers to as well as the way it both facilitates and destroys camaraderie. Para 1. Remarque uses symbolism to explore how World War One created a lost generation of German youth. They
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In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author uses strong imagery and detailed descriptions to convey the horrors of the Great War and their detrimental effects on soldiers from all fronts. Images such as desperation‚ starvation‚ trauma‚ guilt‚ and camaraderie create a lasting impression on the reader as they are planted in the shoes of German soldiers‚ fighting and depending upon each other for survival. These themes were the unfortunate reality of life in the trenches‚ where rival sides
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Dehumanization in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front Winston Churchill always said‚ “You ask: what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory‚ victory at all costs‚ victory in spite of all terror‚ victory‚ no matter how long and hard the world may be; for without victory‚ there is no survival.” In Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front‚ victory is seen as the only option. The soldiers in the novel do whatever it takes like acting before thinking or ignoring
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All Quiet on the Western Front is by Erich Maria Remarque. This book was an extraordinary war story. Remarque uses excellent words and phrases to describe crucial details of the book. Remarque had first hand experience because he was a German in World War I. So he expresses his opinions through Paul the main character of the book. One of the strongest themes in this book is that war makes man inhuman. From the author’s point of view soldiers was often compared to various nonliving objects that
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Erich Maria Remarque ’s All Quiet on the Western Front is without a doubt one of the most real adaptations of World War I and the effects on its participants that has ever been written. With its simple‚ clear cut‚ and to the point style of writing‚ it is able to capture as close to the true experience of the war as possible. Because of this‚ readers do not have to search through pages of fancy wording and over the top descriptions to find the reality of what Remarque is saying. War is not something
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and the first to lend a helping hand and the last to take it away‚ if even then. You keep thinking; Maybe MLK or Batman comes to mind but no one for sure really stands out in your mind. After reading All Quiet on The Western Front‚ two people instantly jump to mind. Of the few heroes in All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Paul and Kat are the most notable because of their leadership and responsibility. As Paul progresses through war‚ his skin becomes thick‚ he begins to look more and more like a leader
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