All Quiet on the Western Front “Little souls who thirst for fight‚ these men were born to drill and die” (Crane 7-8). Stephen Crane’s poem acknowledges the fact that many soldiers in the war have fought for survival‚ dehumanized‚ and lost lives for their country. Many propose the idea that war is not necessary and that it is pointless. This is quite ironic since a great amount of people go to war even though they think that it is unnecessary. Generally‚ these battles can be prevented after
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The novel by Erich Maria Remarque “All Quiet on the Western Front” provides the reader with different views and representations of the war. Remarque‚ through the eyes of the narrator Paul Baumer and his imagery‚ exposes the reader to the gruesome horrors of the front. Remarque speaks about how the only worthwhile aspect of the war is comradeship and friendship‚ but this seems to lose hope as well. The war erased a whole generation and Remarque clearly identifies this in the novel. Through the eyes
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During World War I‚ countless soldiers naively enlisted into the army‚ unaware of the harsh realities that lied before them. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque tells the story of Paul Baumer‚ a German soldier stationed in northeastern France. This was a time period when war was unjustly glorified and only the soldiers understood the battles with their conscience that would follow their deployment. When they first entered the war‚ Paul and his friends were excited
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Both Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” relate to the theme of hopelessness during the lost generation. Remarque’s story is set during the war from a younger German soldier‚ Paul‚ through him the suffering and difficulties are presented as fruitless and with out a main goal to look forward to when they return home. Throughout the military travels of the younger soldiers like Paul‚ Remarque’s view on wars disadvantages on people are clearly stated through
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n Erich Maria Remarques’ Novel All Quiet On the Western Front even though soldiers escaped the war‚ they were still mentally and physically destroyed by what they witnessed and experienced. Destroyed in this sense means that they were ruined by war‚ they will never be themselves again. WW1 and any war for that matter was and are brutal on the soldiers bodies and souls. Many soldiers say that even after returning home they have a strange feeling of “strangeness”. “It will try simply to tell of a
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Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author Erich Maria Remarque‚ explores the effects of war through both literary and structural techniques. Remarque himself being involved in the war‚ writes from the perspective of young German soldiers who were on duty during the World War One campaign. Using various literary techniques‚ Remarque is able to convey the effects of war through the destruction of natural imagery‚ the displacement experienced by the soldiers as well as the loss
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Growing up is difficult‚ but could you imagine feeling 50‚ before you have even turned 20 years old? Young boys leave their childhoods behind in the fight for their lives and country in the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. This story follows the life of Paul Bäumer‚ a soldier fighting in World War I‚ who must overcome his greatest fears and the expectations to be the young‚ valiant soldier. The soldiers face pain‚ fear‚ and death as they learn how to survive
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In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque describes World War I through the eyes of a soldier‚ Paul. It goes into details about combat‚ food shortage‚ going on leave‚ and the life at home. While reading this book‚ I couldn’t help but notice that I would get nervous in some chapters about what would happen next. The author goes into so much detail‚ giving the reader that first person feeling while he/she is reading the book. Remarque also describes the horrific and unthinkable
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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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