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Erich Maria Remarque’s war novel All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the physical and mental struggle of the German Army during World War I. Through the telling of Paul Bäumer’s---a German soldier—story, Remarque brings to light the hardships of battle as well as the personal journey and comradery a soldier goes through while serving. Due to this in depth, raw look at a soldier’s life, the candidness of the soldier’s conversation tells a story not necessarily of nationalism, rather the questioning

“War doesn't make boys men, it makes men dead” (Ken Gillespie). During the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque describes the horrors of war through the character Paul. Convinced to join the war, Paul and his friends, enlist to fight for Germany because their teacher, Kantorek, describes the war as honoring and a great adventure. But, the men quickly learned that they were wronged by their teacher. In the novel, Remarque communicates two major themes through the use of motifs

Compare ‘Gallipoli' and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front' in terms of the: · Boys' attitude to war · Reasons for enlistment · Experiences on the front How do these change their attitude to war? What does this tell you about the similarities and differences the Australian's and German's experiences? Analysis of Major Characters Paul Bäumer As the novel's narrator and protagonist, Paul is the central figure in All Quiet on the Western Front and serves as the mouthpiece for Remarque's meditations

In All Quiet on The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul embodies the lost generation by losing parts of his previous personality and no longer being able to enjoy his life in the way other people can. Paul embodies the lost generation by losing parts of his previous personality. In the text it says, “ Iron Youth! Youth! We are none of us more than twenty years old. But young? Youth? That is long ago. We are old folk” (chapter 1 pg. 18) In this quote we see the way that another troop, Kantorek

great loss could mean anything. A great loss could be a loss of innocence, loss of close ones, or a loss of a sense of direction in life after a tragedy. Specifically, these deals of great loss were brought together in the novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. The novel exemplifies all the loss that war has to bring to a young boy, and his fellow comrades. Paul Baumer, the main character in the novel, joins the war at nineteen years old with his friends from school, thinking

All Quiet on the Western Front Essay War kills millions, but in reality, the battle is only between a few selfish men. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front tells the story of the horrifying events of WWI and the destruction it left behind. Twenty year old Paul Baumer and his friends are convinced by their teacher to enlist in the German Army. Through the character, Paul, Remarque illustrates the terrors of the front lines and the corruption of war. He paints the picture of

The Shadow Between Idea and Reality World War One was full of young men desperate for glory. Erich Maria Remarque, in his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est, as well as T.S. Elliot, in his poem, The Hollow Men, exemplify the horrifying realities of the lost generation; an impending sense of doom, uncovering the old lie, and losing their innocence. In Remarque’s novel, he alludes countless times to the lost generation. The main characters of the story are

War is Crippling to a Man’s Body and Soul In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque, starting with the epigraph of the book, defaces the didactic tips that the war burdens Bäumer with, "This book is to be neither an 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" (1).

friendship and Comradeship. Friendship is a friendly relation of intimacy. Comradeship is a person who shares in ones activities, occupations, etc. In the book, you see that the boys have a stronger relation bond than friendship. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the main character, Paul Bäumer, there is one positive aspect of the war, the strong bonds between his comrades. Through all the pictures of death and humanity, Remarque shows that love and comradeship enables the men

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