The novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque has many different themes represented through out it. The main theme that is shown throughout the book is the “Lost Generation” theme. In the foreword‚ Remarque states‚ “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession… It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” This book focuses on the Lost Generation of the German Army of World War I. The
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Crack! Another bolt of lightning stuck the war-torn ground not too far away from my trench. The small burst of light shined on the bolt lever of my rifle‚ giving me enough time to see my dirt covered face. The date was April 14th‚ 1916. I was stationed in Verdun‚ France. In my childhood years I had dreamed of joining the Canadian Army‚ and I finally got my wish. But the courageous‚ easy‚ and powerful job I once thought of it to be turned out to be depressing‚ hard‚ and it came with little to
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Reading Analysis “That day was the first time I took a life. It troubled me for weeks afterward‚ until I realized I would go mad if I continued to dwell upon it. Many do‚ and they become so grief-ridden. They can no longer be relied upon‚ or their hearts turn to stone and they lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were
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Peyton Stubblefield Pickle History March 15‚ 2017 The Two Front War/Schlieffen Plan Alfred von Schlieffen‚ German Army Chief of Staff‚ was given instructions to come up with a strategy that would be able to stop a two-front war from happening. Schlieffen argued that if a war took place‚ it is important that France is quickly defeated. If this happened‚ Britain and Russia would be uninterested in carrying on fighting. The Plan included taking most of Germany’s army through Belgium and around the
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Katy Ammon Miss Loyd Composition 4 2 May 2017 Should Women be permitted to fight on the front lines alongside men? Many people have varying opinions on whether women should get to fight with men on the front lines. It is very clear that many facts support that women fighting alongside men is a good thing. Females should be able to fight on the front lines because opening America’s military has made America stronger in the past‚ as long as a person is qualified to perform a job they should
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casualties so high on the Western Front? There are many reasons for the casualties on the western front during World War I‚ such as the length of the war‚ the weapons involved‚ strategy and tactics‚ and the conditions. The total number of casualties in World War I‚ both military and civilian‚ was about 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. Throughout this essay‚ I will explain how each of these things affected the number of people who died on the Western Front. The first reason was weaponry
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All Quiet On the Western Front‚ written by author Erich Maria Remarque‚ takes readers through a series of events in which the main character‚ Paul Baumer‚ ends up eventually being a true shattered‚ broken man. Remarque takes readers through Baumer’s transformation‚ as he starts out a hometown‚ naive‚ schoolboy who enjoys reading plays and eating potato-cakes‚ and is changed to that truly broke and shattered man as he is struggling to survive World War I on the front. Prior to the war‚ Paul’s schoolmaster
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movie‚ All Quiet on The Western Front‚ is very useful in helping to understand the many social and cultural difficulties soldiers faced in WW1 during the period of 1914-1918. One could argue that the given film is reliable‚ but being a secondary source this is arguable. AQOTWF exhibits the saviour physical‚ and mental stress German soldiers of World War 1 encountered‚ and the raw emotional detachment from civilian life displayed by many on returning home from the front. The film has a strong connection
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Valeria Villagrana Pickle History March 16‚ 2017 World War I A two front war is a war that is fought in two different places at the same time. A more specific example of a two front war was during World War I was when Germany feared they would have to fight Russia and Frances at the same time. Russians were paranoid that the Germans would attack them and asked for an alliance with Germany. Bismarck was quick to sign the alliance since they wanted to stay on Russia’s good side so Germany’s troops
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Christine Barna Date 2/29/12 Per. 4 All Quiet on the Western Front Essay All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical novel‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is set during the World War I between France and Germany. The book explores the lives and deaths of men who fought the war and how it tore them apart. The story is told through the eye of Paul Baumer‚ who enlists with his class mated in the German army. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm‚ not expecting the hardships and despair
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