World War I was one of the most significant wars in U.S. history. It was significant because it created a gateway for new tactics, weapons, and it carved the way for a whole new style of warfare. In the book All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer, the main character, and his comrades go through horrifying experiences that affect them both physically and mentally. Throughout the book Paul shows how war is a dehumanizing experience, but he continues to find ways to make
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“All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is not merely a novel itself, but an honest picture of the devastating war to its every corner. Throughout the story, all characters undergo continuous changes, from their appearances to their personalities, from their actions to their thoughts, from their previous lives to the brutal present. As a result, a man coming out of the war turns into a different person as he adapts to the changes. This general idea embraces the whole story and links
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All Quiet on the Western Front: Removing of War From Nature “Here the trees show gay and golden, the berries of the rowan stand red among the leaves, country roads run white out to the sky line, and the canteens hum like beehives with rumours of peace” (295). All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, takes place in the late 1920’s, located in Berlin. The book was published in 1928, although many speculations were pointed towards the book. Once word got around of the anti-war book, a
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The novel All Quiet On The Western Front was written by Erich Remarque about a young adult whose generation was essentially obliterated. After being in the frontlines for the Central Powers in World War I, Remarque saw how destroyed his generation was and wrote a work of realistic fiction that was based on his own experiences of fighting on the side of the germans. Soon, Remarque created a resounding story dealing with how the war had destroyed a generation of children. Remarque is far from accusing
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fighting, and death. Author Erich Maria Remarque uses All Quiet on the Western Front to represent and portray the horrific reality of the harrowing injuries during the war and the psychological impact, but also the brotherhood that emerges through the fighting. While on the rigorous terrain, the soldiers undergo major injuries that thwart them from fighting and sometimes surviving the attacks of enemies. Experiencing the execrable environment of the front, “[their] eyes [were] burnt, [their] hands [were]
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All Quiet on the Western Front How Was Erich Maria Remarque Life? Erich Maria Remarque was born in Germany in June 22nd and died at the age of 72 in September 25th. Remarque participated in the First World War. He was sent to war when he was only 18 years old, and during his participation in World War l he was constantly moving. Erich went to the Western Front, Reserves, Field Depot of the 2nd Guards Reserve Division at Hem-Lenglet and to the 2nd Company. It was the 31st of July 1917, when Remarque
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deep connection throughout their short lives, from the schoolhouse where they are first encouraged to volunteer to the trenches and dug-outs where many of them lose their lives. All they have is each other; the war robs them of everything else. The most impressionable theme in Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, is that of the comradeship shared amongst the soldiers n the midst of World War I. Even if the soldiers have not the slightest clue as to who their comrades are, they still show
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All Quiet on the Western Front Chapter 8/9 Other Characters 1) “I think it is more of a kind of fever,” says Albert on page 206 “No one in particular wants it, and then all at once there it is. We didn’t want the war, the others say the same thing – and yet half the world is in it all the same.” What are Albert’s feelings toward the war and toward the kaiser? Albert never wanted to be part of the war, but it just happened. The war is a fight, but it also symbolizes people becoming famous through
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superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow”(Remarque.) In his novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” Remarque describes how young men have their innocence destroyed and their youth and identity lost through war. He does this by Remarque demonstrates how young men have their innocence destroyed by describing the horrors they face daily and explaining how it impacts them as young men. In the novel, Remarque, through one of his characters, says, “We are not youth any longer. We don’t want to take the world
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whole world could come crashing down, enveloping you and your loved ones at any moment is the feeling many of the soldiers had in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. The camaraderie felt between the soldiers was quite evident throughout this piece of work. One connection that was immense throughout the book was the main character and narrator, Paul’s feelings toward Kaczynski (Kat), a fellow soldier and great friend. Paul’s relationship with Kat only seems to grow
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