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War is transformative as in the physical form is transformed regular people to having wounds and not having as much of their body as what it used to be. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front the character Paul has been talking of the dead soldiers as they died in the front. As he explains “Kat condemns it, because, he says, a man has to reckon with the possibility of an abdominal wound, and that is more dangerous on a full stomach than on an empty one”(Document D). Due to having bullets Kat

The novel, All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque describes the grim reality of WWI. The poem, The Target by Ivor Gurney also talks about the war, and the thoughts a soldier has after killing his enemy. Both works of literature share many similarities. The first stanza in the poem, The Target explains how a soldier had to kill his enemy. The narrator says that he had to shoot him “twas him or me” he states. This suggests that that he didn’t want to kill another human

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, employs language and stylistic features to convey the horrific nature of the First World War. The techniques prevalent in the novel include similes, personification and onomatopoeia to convey themes such as innocence, warfare and animalism. Innocence is a major theme conveyed by Remarque within the novel by the adoption of stylistic features such as similes and personification. The theme of innocence in the novel is used

midst of shells, bombs, desperation, pretense ideologies, and hypocrite political figures-a pure hell, there is very little to determine what’s right and wrong and very little to determine who the real enemy is. In the war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, there are several definition of the term, “enemy”, presented through the eyes and experiences of the main protagonist/narrator, Paul Baumer—a German soldier fighting on the French front during World War I. In terms of war, to most an enemy

the Western Front There are many people in the world that have power. Their power is impactful to the people under them and maybe big enough for things like countries and the world. This is a big idea that Erich Remarque had when he was writing All Quiet on the Western Front. The war in the novel and the soldiers who take place in it are greatly impacted by the people who have control over them. The soldiers do not agree or like how they run things. A larger theme in All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front (Bildungsroman Literary Analysis) All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the absurdity of war but also development and growing up. Throughout the novel, Paul undergoes brutal experiences that shift his views as a soldier and as a person. In All Quiet on the Western Front, themes like coming of age, and the psychological struggle were put into view, in the perspective of WWI soldiers. This allows him to grow up before his death. After high school, Paul and his classmates

All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Remarque’s 1929 novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, serves as a times capsule of the Great War. Throughout his novel, Remarque explores the horror of WWI, portraying the animal qualities it possesses. Going deeper he examines the effects the war had on soldiers lives and mindsets. Furthermore, the politics that go into war and the disconnect between those who start it and those who fight it, is discussed. The Great War marked a time of extreme horror for

All Quiet on the Western Front is a fictional war story by Erich Maria Remarque that takes place in the First World War. Erich Maria Remarque was a German soldier in the First World War who suffered multiple injuries during his service. Erich Maria Remarque wrote All Quiet on the Western Front based on his experience from the First World War. The First World War is the first war to employ trench warfare, which was the digging of tunnels known as trenches to use as a defensive position on a battlefield

Comparison between All Quiet on the Western Front and The Sun Also Rises The two books, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Sun Also rises have a number of differences and similarities. I will address the topics, characters, time periods and writing styles along with my opinion on the two books. The topic of All Quiet on the Western Front describes how a German soldier and his friends, in the middle of World War 1, deal with the stresses of the war and how the soldiers cope with the conditions

glorification of battle” (Skinner). According to Skinner, war is simply garbage that reduces individuals to animals and their will to survive. All Quiet on the Western Front is a vituperation of the social and political institution which initially caused the war yet still could not assist its veterans in the post-war world (Eksteins 337). The veterans were, according to Remarque, “the wrong people do[ing] the fighting” (41). Since the politicians and generals are the ones who start the war, why