returning to the front so readers could understand the ramifications of the war (65-70‚ 207-208). Paul also used personification‚ as seen when describing chance and death (14‚ 101). Multiple times throughout the novel Paul
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT ~ Movie Review 1. Describe the plot of the film (What it’s about‚ what happens) knowledge /10 All quiet on the western front is about six German solders that volunteer to fight in World War 1 after listening to many speeches from their teacher. They were all confident with going into war until they saw people coming back from the war. But after Paul the main character and his friends experience the 10-week brutal training they felt tired of the training
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War is often viewed as one of the most dangerous and brutal events ever created. It utterly destroys the humanity and mental state of soldiers fighting in the war. In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ a world renowned war novel by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the epigraph states that this novel “will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” Staying true to this quote‚ Remarque tells of the horrors of World War I and fittingly describes
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A comrade is a friend or companion‚ to a soldier it means much more than that. Throughout the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the soldiers learn through numerous events on the front that their fellow comrades mean everything to them. In a place so horrific as the front their comrades are all they have that they can rely on and through this they have complete trust in one another. Amidst the chaos and terror of war‚ a soldier needs some sort of comfort to keep him going
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and the feelings of nationalist pride were shared by all those involved. In France‚ Roland Dorgelès was a witness to the eagerness of the people in‚ which he writes about in That Fabulous Day. “Young and old‚ civilians and military men burned with the same excitement. It was like a Brotherhood Day.”1[1] Everyone was willing to do their part and fight for their country. However‚ on another side of things‚ in the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the brutal realities of war
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never stop to think about war and its definition. Accroding to the dictionary‚ war is defined as a state of hostility‚ conlict‚ antagonism and death. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque tells the story about Paul Baumer‚ the narrator and protagonist of the book ‚ a neneteen year old German soldier who fights in the front lines of Western Europle during Wold War I and describs its synical hateful environment. The autobiographical book‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ takes place during The Holocaust
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The Sorrows of War and the Glorious Lies Is it really worth it? Is the simple order by a superior officer enough for someone to spill the blood of innocent soldiers? In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ a novel by Erich Maria Remarque‚ a group of soldiers learn the hard way about the realities of war. They encounter trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat and slowly see how horrible the war is. Using the book‚ the author expresses his hatred towards war and how only evil comes from it. The emotions
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Aspects of Life In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ different attitudes are betrayed from different people. Attitudes that come from various walks of life. When someone lives in a certain area and is surrounded by certain things‚ I believe it forms your opinion about life and people. That attitude can either make you or break you. War is definitely an example of a situation that can change your thoughts‚ actions‚ and emotions. The overriding theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is the horrible
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accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped shells‚ were destroyed by the war” (Epigraph). In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ there are many themes present throughout the text. The most important of which‚ being the psychological effects that the war has on the soldiers. Out of all of the men fighting throughout the war and
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All Quiet on the Western Front Long Essay All Quiet on the Western Front was a story of a group of young children‚ nineteen years old or so‚ who enlisted in the military on the advice of one of their professors. They were told‚ and believed‚ that they would be seen as heroes in everyone’s eyes‚ and that they were doing such great things for their country and showing extreme nationalism and patriotism. As the months went on‚ fighting on the front lines‚ these men realized that this life was nothing
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