Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque focus on a specific war: World War II. During a time of fighting between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers‚ the authors of these books detail the different point of views of life in the twentieth century in a time of endless bloodshed. The Book Thief shows the perspective of a fictional young girl growing up in Nazi Germany whereas All Quiet on the Western Front shows what it was like to be
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Throughout the novel "The Quiet American"‚ authored by Graham Greene‚ a conflict of identity is seen to occur within the narrator and protagonist‚ Fowler. Due to the complexity of his character‚ Fowler as a narrator provides a valued yet sometimes flawed insight into the turmoil of his mind. This turmoil is none better displayed through his indecisive nature about whether or not he is similar to Pyle‚ the naive‚ inexperienced‚ and serious American operative working under the guise of an economic
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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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alliances and agreements tying countries together‚ nationalism‚ and violation of foreign policy. However‚ the experience of the average soldier was far from those at the top deciding who and when to go to war with as told from Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. His novel follows from the perspective
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A summary of the first stanza is it describes soldiers who are hunched over carrying their gear through thick sludge. Some of the soldiers walking had lost their boots in battle‚ so they now have bloody feet‚ yet they still trudged through. They had been deafened earlier by the sounds of artillery and gas shells‚ and to add to that they were exhausted. The second stanza tells us the soldiers are bombarded by gas‚ and they hurry to put their masks on‚ but some soldiers unfortunately were not able
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Chapter 1 Summary: In the first chapter‚ right away it is revealed that the book is told in first person point of view. The narrator‚ along with other men fighting in the war‚ is resting and is five miles away from the line of fighting. They had been fighting for the last fourteen days; one hundred fifty men went‚ but only eighty survived. He mentions how when they are fighting‚ they barely get any sleep and that the war wouldn’t be as bad if they had more time to rest. Certain charaters are then
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1. What is the story about? Answer this question in two sentences – one that explains the story literally‚ and one sentence that considers the deeper meanings and messages. Lee Waite lives on his sixty acres of land‚ with his family. He usually sits on the porch to see if anyone tries to trespass‚ since he received the phone call from his friend Joseph Eagle that people are hunting on his land. One day he hears people on his land‚ and gets his gun and moves towards them. He tells them to leave immediately
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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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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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Throughout history‚ war has been constantly evolving. Over time‚ it has taken a new less glorious form. World War One was one of the most devastating and transformative events in human history. In Erich Maria Remarque’s book‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ he depicts the horrors of “the great war” by showing the complete disregard for human life in modern warfare. This war modeled the way that any future war would be fought. It would shape human history by completely changing the game of warfare
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