All Quiet On The Western Front : Quotes KEY ; Quotes‚ Source‚ My opinion/own words. Key words Lost Generation – (young boys leaving school and going to war for their country) (Page 85) ‘’That’s what set us apart and made our parents’ world a little difficult for us to understand; because somehow we were always gently bound up with that world‚ submissive to it all‚ and the smallest thing led us onwards along the path of eternity. Perhaps it was just the privilege of our youth – we were not
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Quiet Kill Sherlock then thought about his larger than life‚ dramatic‚ screwed-up best friend Teddy Timberland and his “Oh God isn’t strange” big personality. He was someone who‚ even with someone else‚ would be talking highly of no one but himself. Every point made was all about him and no one else. If he didn’t get his way‚ his attitude would become aggressive and moody‚ like he was suddenly a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and start throwing things around‚ cursing while doing so. Those were the
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Betrayal‚ to deceive and become disloyal. In the novel betrayal can be observed as a prevalent motif. The author used three events and ideas throughout the reading. First being a girl turning in her parents for harboring two colored boys. Second being Fiona snitching on Martin and Ethel. Third is the ideas of society. Firstly‚ “A mob strung up a husband and wife who hid two colored boys in their barn. Their daughter turned them in‚ jealous of the attention. Despite their youth‚” Whitehead 362. I
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battlefield in the soundly chaos of the explosions. The utter madness of war sticks in each nook and cranny of the soldier’s mind until his last breath. For Remarque‚ the author of All Quiet on the Western Front‚ World War I leaves behind a haunting reminder each day with not a single gruesome detail left out. The novel beautifully expresses Remarque’s personal challenges faced during his time in the war directly through the protagonist Paul. The ghastly
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Essay: All Quiet on the Western Front An anti-war novel often portrays many of the bad aspects and consequences of war. Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel set in the First World War that is against war. Remarque describes the terrible reality of the war‚ focusing on the horrors and involved. The novel portrays an anti-war perspective as it brings up issues about the brutality of war‚ the narrator’s change of attitude towards war‚ the futility of war and
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English 102 4 May 2013 Graphic Novels in Education Graphic novels and comic books have been some of the most debated topics recently in many different areas. Many people think that they could be helpful in education‚ while some others completely disagree. Some people think they are childish‚ and some think they require just as much comprehension as long‚ fictional novels. However‚ despite all the criticism graphic novels often get‚ the genre is growing recently. Many things have led to this rise
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Diane McKinneyWhetstone is an African American author. Diane was born August‚ 14 1953 to her father‚ Pennsylvania State’s Senator‚ Paul McKinney and his wife Besie. Diane has eight proclaimed novels and have many awards including the BCALA Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. “Tumbling” is a Fiction novel and African American Literature. This genre appealed to me because it allowed me to read about a complex problem about an African American family during the Civil Rights era and feel like I
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All Quiet on the Western Front is widely known for it’s vivid descriptions and retellings of World War I. It seems that throughout the novel‚ most aspects agree with the statement that “the consequence of war is devastation.” Keeping the book and certain facts in mind‚ I too agree that “the consequence of war is devastation.” I agree with this statement because of two major reasons. The first reason being the emotional and mental impact that war has on the minds of soldiers and their families. The
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Erich Maria Remarque‚ the author of the prestigious novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” was born on June 22‚ 1898‚ and had a first hand insight on the war the book is based on‚ the first World War. Before he started his career as a writer‚ Remarque started his fight for the German army at the age of 18. Remarque’s previous military history helped shape his story behind the book. The characters Remarque chose for “All Quiet on the Western Front” portrays his personal thoughts and experiences.
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All Quiet on the Western Front In the novel ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the main character Paul Bäumer’s development shows the horrors of the First World War and the effect it had on the young men who fought in it. Paul Bäumer is the main character whom is nineteen years old‚ Bäumer volunteered for the army along side four of his classmates. Some parts in the novel is written in past tense when Paul Bäumer is collecting his thoughts. Most of the novel is written
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