All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, tells the story of Paul Baumer, a German soldier, and his comrades’ experiences in combat during World War I. Paul Baumer, along with a few other men, enlisted in the military after being persuaded by their school master, Kantorek. Although “no one [had] the vaguest idea what [they] were in for” (Remarque 11), the men still decided to join the war. Throughout the story, Paul instantly discovers that the war is not all that it is made out to
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enlist. To slam the door impulsively on the past, to shed everything down to my last bit of clothing, to break the pattern of my life—that complex design I had been weaving since birth with all its dark threads, its unexplainable symbols set against a conventional background of domestic white and schoolboy blue, all those tangled strands which required the dexterity of a virtuoso to keep flowing—I yearned to take giant military shears to it, snap! bitten off in an instant, and nothing left in my hands
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There are always lines that should never be crossed. It is like when a helicopter flies around the Himalayas, however, becoming lost by taking a wrong route, but decides to travel further. This will only make the situation worse, as it lowers the possibility of returning to the original route. The pilot has crossed the line, which means he can no longer turn back to find his home. In similar ways, propaganda plays an important role in twisting an individual’s view, making one feel the need to follow
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In “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, I believe the author wrote the novel with the intent of an anti-war message. Throughout the novel, he portrays the horrors of war through what the soldiers experienced during World War I. Remarque demonstrates his anti-war message by showing the effects the war had on the young men, providing horrific details of war, and The author shows how young men are sent into war at such early ages, haven’t yet to experience much of life other than
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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, written in 1929, is in the perspective of a German soldier named Paul. This novel is based on World War I and follows Paul and his unit throughout the war. In the novel, it showed four different types of themes such as, universal brotherhood, comradeship, horror of war, and questioning of authority. After the end of World War I, most still thought that war was a good idea, but little did they know the horrific experience of the soldier and the
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The soldiers first hand experience of the front in the text “all quiet on the western front” ultimately has a detrimental effect on the soldier's physical and mental ability, essentially establishing a sense of betrayal towards those back at home. In text, many soldiers find themselves second guessing their decision to join the war, after experiencing the reality of the war, more specifically the front, which fundamentally creates a heartfelt sense of betrayal towards those at home for “dislodging”
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All Quiet On The Western Front Erich Marie’s novel All quiet on the western front shows that there is absolutely nothing redeemable about war.The physical effects, mental effects, or the results of World War One are too horrible to be justified. The physical effects of World War One include bullet wounds, scars, etc… In the novel countless people are wounded or killed causing several problems such as psychological damage and permanent scarring. Such as the death of Kat in chapter 11. This proves
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war, soldiers are forced to rid themselves of any emotion so that they can focus on the task at hand. They cannot allow themselves to falter at any moment, knowing that the decisions they make are a matter of life or death. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, the soldier’s boots and a herd of horses are used to demonstrate how war dehumanizes the men by effectively stealing their innocence and transforming them into hardened adults. Kemmerich’s boots passed down to
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All Quiet on the Western Front, is a novel based on World War I. Author Erich Marie displays the message of how bad war really is compared to the glorification it is given in the time period of the early nineteen hundreds. He supports his idea by explaining the physical and metal impact war has on a young solider. Remarque demonstrates a major theme that stands out. The only way to show how bad war is, is to describe the horror. He wrote this book specifically to persuade people in the opposite
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All Quiet on the Western Front was another book that did. All Quiet on the Western Front is a horror story. This is a book where you lose your childhood, your faith in a meaningful world, and your concern for individuals. You're stuck in a nightmare. Sucked up into a mysterious whirlpool of death and pain. You're defending yourself from elimination. You're being wiped off the face of the map. Once upon a time you were an innocent youth with big dreams about being a concert pianist. Once you loved
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