All Quiet on the western Front The earth‚ as in the soil beneath our feet‚ is taken for granted every single day‚ but never by a soldier on the front lines. Erich Maria Remarque explains this through his character Paul Bäumer in the excerpt of his novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul is explaining the effects that war on the front can leave with a soldier‚ the hopelessness‚ instinct of an animal‚ and appreciation for things as simple as the earth that we walk on. While explaining these effects
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All Quiet on the Western Front “The first bombs‚ the first explosion‚ burst into our hearts.” (Remarque 88) This is what the soldiers felt like in Erich Maria Remarque novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Paul Baumer‚ a young man serving in the German army during World War One‚ is constantly being faced with the horrible and terrifying aspects of war. From seeing‚ his fellow soldiers lying dead on the battle field‚ to learning how to survive on the western front of the war. With his rifle by his
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bread had hit the floor‚ the birds had instantly spotted it and they flew down in a kaleidoscopic pattern and landed to feast upon a meal of dry bread.By now everyone had set up camp and we took a walk around the quiet and woody campsite. There was a nearby forest and it was so peaceful and quiet and you could hear some birds chirping away to each other. On the ground there were newly fallen pinecones‚ which covered the forest floor like a blanket. Apart from the birds you could hear nothing else apart
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Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara) in John Ford’s film The Quiet Man from 1952 is ‘the projection of an emigrant fantasy of return’ (Barton‚ 2004). Discuss critically. Mary Kate Danaher is a representation of the emigrant fantasy of return. From her first appearance in the picturesque fields of Innisfree to her eventual marriage to Sean Thornton Mary Kate fulfils the stereotypical Irish maiden role portrayed so many times in Irish Cinema. When first viewed by Thornton she is portrayed as a typical
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ written by Erich Remarque was a book written in the perspective of a German soldier in World War I. The significance of this section is that it sheds light on all of the aspects on war‚ and the fact that war was not what everyone made it seem like. Being from the viewpoint of a soldier‚ it gives first hand explanation as to what led him to become a solider. It is important to understand that no one really knows what happens in war until you are actually in it. The
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ever seen such a quiet child that “it usually took strangers a while to notice him even when they were in the same room with him?” In this non-fiction passage‚ the author exhibits the unfortunate life of a silent boy called Estha in 3rd person limited with a sympathetic and poignant tone. As for the purpose‚ the author engages the sympathy of the audience by presenting Estha’s difficulties with an informal register. Paragraph One narrates how Estha became quiet in childhood. “Quiet” and “silence”
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Sam Monroe 9/21/10 All Quiet Essay Words: 822 The Two Sides of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front There are figuratively two Paul Baumer’s in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul becomes a different person when he joins the army. Before the war‚ Paul went to school and wrote poetry and led the normal life of a teenager. When he enlists in the military‚ he remains the same person on the outside‚ but changes drastically on the inside. This change
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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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Robyn Mather’s was an extraordinary young person; a young woman who is physically short and nuggety‚ but graceful and well balanced‚ who is normally calm and quiet but loves to win and who is at her best in the toughest of situations . She saves Lee’s life when he is shot and keeps Ellie going when they strike to rescue Lee. She is a leader‚ and not just when the going is tough. When Ellie or Homer are active‚ she will let them run the show‚ but when leadership is needed‚ she will provide‚ even
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relationship between Joe and his father. Through third person point of view the author allows us to understand that Joe and his father have a very quiet relationship together. When Joe tells his father he has decided to fish with Bill Harper‚ “for a little while his father didn’t say anything.” He then said that it was fine. It is easy to see a the quiet relationship they have through this. Although it is obvious there are much deeper feelings than that the author makes it clear this is how many conversations
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