All Quiet On The Western Front Suffering Analysis
All Quiet on the Western Front and The Sufferings of Young Werther: a comparison.
All Quiet on the Western Front and The Sufferings of Young Werther are books that have impacted literature in ways no one ever dreamed. All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the first popular books that were written from the perspective of a solider that was on the German side. This allowed for a whole new side of the war to be seen. It also showed how the soldiers struggled to cope with the world around them and how they reacted to it (Remarque). The Sorrows of Young Werther brought light to the storm and stress and later the romanticism movements. This showed the strain that the young people had with the old world. Both these books presented something new …show more content…
Since he is one the intellectual path and university bound. At the beginning of the war he starts to shift to where the id becomes a driving force for how he acts. This is shown during basic training when he beats up Himmelstoss (Remarque pg 48-50). While Paul feels some sorrow for his actions he sees them as justified and he believes that he was in the right, while Himmelstoss got what he deserved due to how he treated the soldiers. After this incident Paul starts to listen to his id more and more. When he is on the front he uses the id as a way to cope with what he is seeing and what he is doing (Watson). When his primal instincts come out and he is listening to the id he does things that appeal to his pleasure seeking side. This is shown when he sleeps with the French women even though they are enemies (Remarque pg 150). When he commits these crimes (sleeping with the enemy and beating up Himmelstoss) he is not thinking of whether or not his actions are right he is just thinking about how much better they make him feel. When he felt better after he and his friends taught Himmelstoss a lesson and sleeping with the French women, were key examples of him being controlled by the id. His other actions are his defense mechanisms kicking in
All Quiet on the Western Front and The Sufferings of Young Werther are books that have impacted literature in ways no one ever dreamed. All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the first popular books that were written from the perspective of a solider that was on the German side. This allowed for a whole new side of the war to be seen. It also showed how the soldiers struggled to cope with the world around them and how they reacted to it (Remarque). The Sorrows of Young Werther brought light to the storm and stress and later the romanticism movements. This showed the strain that the young people had with the old world. Both these books presented something new …show more content…
Since he is one the intellectual path and university bound. At the beginning of the war he starts to shift to where the id becomes a driving force for how he acts. This is shown during basic training when he beats up Himmelstoss (Remarque pg 48-50). While Paul feels some sorrow for his actions he sees them as justified and he believes that he was in the right, while Himmelstoss got what he deserved due to how he treated the soldiers. After this incident Paul starts to listen to his id more and more. When he is on the front he uses the id as a way to cope with what he is seeing and what he is doing (Watson). When his primal instincts come out and he is listening to the id he does things that appeal to his pleasure seeking side. This is shown when he sleeps with the French women even though they are enemies (Remarque pg 150). When he commits these crimes (sleeping with the enemy and beating up Himmelstoss) he is not thinking of whether or not his actions are right he is just thinking about how much better they make him feel. When he felt better after he and his friends taught Himmelstoss a lesson and sleeping with the French women, were key examples of him being controlled by the id. His other actions are his defense mechanisms kicking in