In his book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque‚ who was a German soldier in World War I‚ used his experience and vivid details to tell the story of a young protagonist facing the dangers and hardships of war. Remarque was born into a poor family‚ but he had a happy childhood that was filled with music‚ poetry‚ and stories. He was drafted in 1916‚ and the very next year‚ he was wounded‚ which ended up giving him time to write while recovering in the hospital. All Quiet on the Western
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Erich Maria Remarque’s novel “Im Westen Nichts Neues”‚ translated to English “All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ was published in 1928. Remarque began to write this novel when he left the German military. He began to work odd professions‚ all the while writing this book. Remarque closely related the characters and plot in this novel to his military experiences and comrades that fought next to him. Remarque’s middle name has not always been Maria. Remarque changed his middle name from Paul to Maria
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War‚ what is it good for. What seems to be just a catchy song from the late 60’s‚ actually has an accurate depiction of the gruesome wars this world has gone through. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ WWI soldiers learn the cold hard facts about how nothing good comes out of wars. Not everyone is born a fighter‚ some are peer pressured into volunteering not knowing the treacherous path ahead of them. Throughout the book Remarque uses symbolism to express the gruesome effects
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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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“In peace‚ sons bury their fathers. In war‚ fathers bury their sons”. The Great War as it was called that ran from 1914 to 1918 resulted in the unnecessary loss of many of the world’s youth. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the author Erich Maria Remarque shares his traumatic experiences of being a young soldier at war through the character of Paul Bäumer. The book was published in 1929‚ and caused a lot of controversy at the time. This was due to the fact that the political powers in
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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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that point on for the next four years came the nonstop misery and false hope of the war ending. The soldiers of the war never had a hatred for the opposing side‚ it was forced murder; they saw each other with pity from time to time which the authors Erich Maria Remarque‚ August Stramm‚ and Tim O’ Brien exemplify
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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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included a series of alliances and agreements tying countries together‚ nationalism‚ and violation of foreign policy. However‚ the experience of the average soldier was far from those at the top 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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Throughout history‚ war has been constantly evolving. Over time‚ it has taken a new less glorious form. World War One was one of the most devastating and transformative events in human history. In Erich Maria Remarque’s book‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ he depicts the horrors of “the great war” by showing the complete disregard for human life in modern warfare. This war modeled the way that any future war would be fought. It would shape human history by completely changing the game of warfare
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