Introduction In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Remarque paints a clear and gruesome picture of the horrors and atrocities of war and the effects on those who fight the war. He tells the story of Paul Baumer and his comrades who‚ after being persuaded by their teacher Kantorek‚ patriotically enlist in the German army. The glory of being a soldier quickly fades and the true horror of war is soon realized. As the war continues‚ Baumer begins to forget his identity outside of the war; the war has
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All quiet on the Western front chapter 10 Compared to other chapters the language used is more engaging and assay the emotional experience of the war not only by soldiers but by civilians caught in the crossfire. However the first half of this chapter focuses on a lighter note with the group guarding a supply dump also giving them a chance to sleep and eat; Remarque overemphasizes the fact that sleeping and good food is a luxury to the soldiers. Bitter comical moments seem to take place in the
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pretends to be dead. While feigning death‚ an enemy soldier enters the crater. Paul quickly reacts and strike at the enemy with his dagger‚ fatally wounding the soldier. In a later chapter‚ Paul explains why he reacted so quickly. War has turned all the soldiers into "unthinking animals in order to give us the weapon of instinct." This primal instinct is one of survival; it is the only thing that matters during war. It allows the soldiers to remain calm in battle‚ it allows them to escape solitude
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civilian watching it first hand‚ war cannot truly be comprehended and understood‚ unless it has been physically experienced. Erich Maria Remarque‚ a German World War I veteran‚ depicts the atrocities and brutalities of war in his novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front. The gap between the expectations of soldiers and civilians are solidified through civilians’ inability to comprehend the impacts of war. This destruction of war has created such a profound impact on soldiers as they are now unable to
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Decline of Morality The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque shows that war destroys more than just the physical level; the decline of morality has taken place through various circumstances in the novel such as: then incident where Paul Baumer is forced to kill a soldier in a shell hole‚ when Paul lies to his mother and the mother of his dead friend Kemmerich and when Paul and Kat must beat a recruit unconscious to stop him from leaving the trench; these incidents can
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All Quiet on the Western Front: Quote Bank | Chapter | Page Number | Quote | Analysis | Chpt 1 | Pg 8 | “… But it wasn’t easy to stay out of it because at that time even our parents used the word ‘coward’ at the drop of a hat. People simply didn’t have the slightest idea of what was coming. As a matter of fact it was the poorest and simplest people who were most sensible” | * Theme: Betrayal | | Pg 9 | “ While they went on writing and making speeches‚ we saw field hospitals and men dying:
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Inhumanity of War In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ one follows the life of Paul Baumer‚ a private in the German military in World War 1. He and his friends try to survive as the people around them get slaughtered. Slowly one by one his friends die while the others fight for their own lives. This is a war with many inhumane actions that lead to unnecessary death or injury. In the story many inhumane actions spark guilt within a character‚ causing a humane
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Stayed for a moment all embracing Prince‚ my brothers‚ myself and Claude‚ afterwards slowly started walking in the middle of a meadow towards a house visible in the distance when suddenly appeared the farmer friend of the priest on the other side of the border who together with his wife drove us to his house and offer us a meal and hot tea. Aunt Esther would come looking for us the following day‚ they contacted her and would be responsible for all formalities for us to stay in Switzerland
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these trenches are very narrow only enough to have bit of room for the person next to you. This made diseases to easily spread such as influenza‚ fever‚ typhoid‚ and malaria. One of my buddies I share a spot within the trenche just died‚ right in front of me.
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division covering a 1‚500–2‚000 yards (1‚400–1‚800 m) front. A second line of seven divisions followed‚ with one infantry division and six cavalry divisions in reserve. Six German divisions held the line opposite‚ in a front position and a reserve position the R-Stellung (R-Position) further back. French artillery observers benefitted from good weather but on the night of 24/25 September‚ heavy rain began and fell until midday.[1] The German front position was broken in four places and two of the penetrations
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