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    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 class to enlist. Kantorek taught the

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    In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque describes World War I through the eyes of a soldier‚ Paul. It goes into details about combat‚ food shortage‚ going on leave‚ and the life at home. While reading this book‚ I couldn’t help but notice that I would get nervous in some chapters about what would happen next. The author goes into so much detail‚ giving the reader that first person feeling while he/she is reading the book. Remarque also describes the horrific and unthinkable

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    Compare ‘Gallipoli’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ in terms of the: · Boys’ attitude to war · Reasons for enlistment · Experiences on the front How do these change their attitude to war? What does this tell you about the similarities and differences the Australian’s and German’s experiences? Analysis of Major Characters Paul Bäumer As the novel’s narrator and protagonist‚ Paul is the central figure in All Quiet on the Western Front and serves as the mouthpiece for Remarque’s meditations

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    The Criticism of War and the Line of Duty in Renoir’s La Grande Illusion and Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front During the first half of the 20th century‚ humanity experienced two consecutive world wars that were among the deadliest in history. This was a new type of warfare that the world had never seen before. It had Napoleonic-style battles but‚ instead of muskets and swords‚ they used machine guns and tanks; which produced countless more casualties. This horrible period of tension and

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    World War One‚ The Great War‚ or The War to End All Wars lasted between summer 1914 to the fall of 1918. This period of destruction would be fought between the Allies‚ consisting of Great Britain‚ Italy‚ France‚ and later the United States‚ and the Central Powers made up of mainly Germany. An estimated 17 millions soldiers and civilians are said to have died in the war. Motives for countries entering the war included a series of alliances and agreements tying countries together‚ nationalism‚ and

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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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    Entry #2: Chapters 5-11 Summary: It starts out with Maggie giving birth and Will reminiscing about how he met Emma and hints at conflict at moving back into this town. Then it shifts to Iris’s side of that night where she goes and sees an old war movie‚ almost reminiscent of the war they’re in right now‚ and then flirting gets serious with Harry. Maggie dies after giving birth‚ and Will decides to go to London to help out with people who’ve been hurt because of the war. Frankie Bard tries to convince

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    Jessica Campbell Mr. Marsh- Period 7 1-4-15 All Quiet on The Western Front All Quiet on The Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is a historical fiction novel‚ depicting what soldiers went through during world war I. The novel was first released in 1928‚ in a German newspaper Vossische Zeitung‚ and then later published

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    describes a soldier that is witnessing many harmful things that were going on during the war and causing this world’s destruction. Although‚ I believe there is also a hidden meaning. I believe that the poem symbolizes all the soldiers and people that were forgotten at war. All throughout our lives we are taught that there are good people in this world fighting for us and this country‚ we are standing here because of them‚ they are our heroes. As we grow older though we tend to forget and just carry

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    Historian‚ Herodotus once stated‚ “In peace‚ sons bury their fathers. In war‚ fathers bury their sons”. The Great War as it was called that ran from 1914 to 1918 resulted in the unnecessary loss of many of the world’s youth. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author Erich Maria Remarque shares his traumatic experiences of being a young soldier at war through the character of Paul Bäumer. The book was published in 1929‚ and caused a lot of controversy at the time. This was due to the fact

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