Keep It While You Have It Have you ever wished that you could turn back time and unsee the things you have seen? In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer and his generation lose their innocence but gain “comradeship”.World War 1 had a great effect on the lives of Paul Baumer and the young men of his generation.The effects of the war were terrible and did a good split between generations and their families. Paul and his generation feel very isolated from
Good morning/Afternoon Mr Thorpe and students. Today I will be talking about the contrasting perspectives of Romance and Reality of war using All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen and the visual text labelled “Daddy, What did you do in the Great War?”. All Quiet on the Western Front presents both a Romantic and Realistic perspective on War. The book is romanticized by Paul the main character and his friends school teacher Kantorek who was
World War I are shown clearly in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul Baumer is the protagonist, he is just a regular young man who has not had any major life experiences, until he enlists in the war. He goes from just a regular unexperienced teenage boy to a mature adult in a short time. This novel is set in WWI behind the German frontlines where Paul and his friends Katczinsky, Muller, Kropp, Tjaden, and Kemmerich are all assigned. These six young men decided to enlist in the
World War I was one of the most destructive wars in recorded Human History and it was only 100 years ago. The book, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque proves that war is very destructive. The people we are looking at are Paul Baumer, Albert Kropp, and Detering. These people are brainwashed and are told that they are the “iron youth” and are coerced to join the army during World War I. Then they go into the war and see that war is not glorious, but see an ugly reality that is war
the battle field as a heroic figure that would gladly die for his county’s honor. Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front”, paints a vividly different picture than one of a patriotic soldier willing to be at war. Remarque’s work masterfully shows that the soldier’s expectations of war could not be any further from society’s concept of warfare. “All Quiet on the Western Front” follows a young and innocent soldier, Paul Baumer, through the living Hell that is World War I. Through
In the text, All Quiet on the Western Front, the author, Erich Maria Remarque, tells the struggles within his own experiences of war through the main character of Paul. The scene of Paul’s leave posed itself as a significant event, allowing the reader to pull out deeper meaning about how society really feels about wars and the men in them, the apparent prejudice many have towards it. Firstly, during the wars, the citizens shown to be back home, out of the direct danger of the war zone, don’t give
All Quiet on the Western Front This novel on All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque talks about the experiences of German soldiers during the war. Remarque describes World War I as a grueling place to be that affects you physically and mentally. He also describes the brotherhood of the soldiers and how much of a patriotic idealism affected many young soldiers. We get to see Paul Baumer’s experience of this war and how many of them lose their innocence. We also get to see how much
All's Quiet on the Western Front (1) by Erich Maria Remarque is an accurate representation of what life was like during world war 1 on the front line. The movie is shown through the perspective of young germans who enlists in the army with the idea that they will receive glory, honor, and women for doing so. But when these boys get thrown into the front line their lives are forever changed by the realities of war. The movie itself is historically accurate in nearly all aspects including technology
Plot Summary: All Quiet on the Western Front Written by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is the tale of a young man by the name of Paul. Paul who is nineteen years old gathers several of his friends from school and together they voluntarily join the army fighting for the Axis alliance. Before they are sent off into actual battle, they are faced with the brutal training camp. Along with this they face the cruelty of the life of a soldier. This made them question the reason for
The first world war is taking place. Paul Baumer, a high school graduate from Germany enlists in the army along with many of his fellow peers. From the beginning of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul is doomed. This is due to the fact that the conditions of the war are gruesome, and the war has taken a toll on Paul’s mental health. The conditions Paul is exposed after enlisting in the army are treacherous, and are detrimental to his fate. Paul describes these conditions