included a series of 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 response passing judgment on All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque opens the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” with an epitaph of “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped its shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” The readers may ask: why the writter says that the book is not an accusation
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All Quiet on the Western Front In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque‚ the author uses nature‚ and comradeship‚ to describe what the characters are going through. Erich uses nature in several ways‚ such as describing how the soldiers are facing terrible hardships‚ also it reflects on their sadness‚ and provides a contrast to the unnatural world of war. The author also uses the theme Comradeship through all the horrifying pictures of death and inhumanity‚ he talks about when
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Enrich Maria Remarque: A Militant Pacifist The First World War was a horrible experience for all sides involved‚ no one was immune to the effects of this global conflict‚ and each country was changed in many ways. Erich Maria Remarque was drafted into World War I at age 18. In 1929 Remarque’s first book All Quiet on the Western Front was published. Throughout the book‚ the death and destruction caused by battle is clearly shown. Remarque’s novel is a statement against war‚ focusing dramatically
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you can keep a book forever and read it many time. My favourite book is written by Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970)‚ German-American novelist‚ born in Osnabrück‚ Germany‚ and educated at the University of Münster. He served in the German army during World War I. During the war he wrote his first novel " All Quite on the Western Front"‚ it became an internalional bestseller. I’ve read a lot of novels by Remarque‚ but most of all I like "A time to live and a time to die" published in 1954. This
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In Paul’s own life‚ he finds that “The idea of authority‚ which they represented‚ was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. But the first death we saw shattered this belief” (Remarque 12) Paul and his friends enter the war because of the impassioned glorifications of battle by their teacher Kantorek. However‚ the actuality of war negates all preconceptions‚ but leaves them trapped in a cycle of self-destructiveness. Furthermore
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some motive‚ either from past experiences or something that can inspire an idea for a novel. Although the novel can be fictitious it can still change how society feels about a certain issue. The two novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut romanticizes what war is like‚ emphasizing ideas such as glory‚ horror‚ honor‚ patriotic duty‚ and adventure. The similarities include both authors have their impression that the absurdity of war is morally
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Erich Maria Remarque’s account of life as a soldier in World War I‚ as described in All Quiet on the Western Front‚ paints a shockingly realistic portrait of the horrors of war and how it affects the men who experienced trench warfare firsthand. Remarque draws upon his own experience as a soldier and tells his story through Paul Bäumer‚ the novel’s main character‚ who is a young German man who is sent to serve his nation on the battlefield. Remarque uses Bäumer to convey the significant psychological
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of his stay‚ he has an epiphany about his life. He realizes that he should have never gone home to his dieing mother and the rest of his family. Paul’s revelation is that his real family is the people that were by his side throughout the war- his comrades. Paul’s friends in World War I helped him too. They helped him in ways that a family would help each other. All day long they would protect each other and make sure that no one would get hurt. When a man would get wounded‚ they took care of him
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Erich Maria Remarque’s Works as Representations of the Nature of Love Marina Draga Humanities Research Paper Marina Draga Dr. Hopkins Humanities April 17‚ 2009 Erich Maria Remarque’s Works as Representations of the Nature of Love Thesis Statement: Painful encounters in distressing events like those in the battlefields are what make people realize the real value of compassion and belongingness. Topical Outline: I. Introduction II. Erich Maria Remarque as a Poet
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