... on All Quiet on the Western Front "War is hell" is a blunt but true way to describe all wars. This statement portrays Paul Baumer's true feelings pertaining to the gruesome experiences he encountered through the duration of the war, when he was alive. For Paul Baumer a German soldier in World War II, war was more than hell. It changed, and ultimately ended his life at a young age. In All Quiet on the Western Front ... to be normal humans are transformed into animals. This is illustrated by Paul when he states, "We have become wild beasts. We do not fight, we defend ourselves against anni...

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All Quiet on the Western Front & A Farewell to Arms "The Lost Generation" Literary Analysis In both books, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the subject of war is seen in two strikingly different perspectives. War was thought to be productive and nesscesary by the older generation and central political figures, but when one hears the viewpoint of the young men who actually had to encounter it, it is a much ... , but really their only motives were greed and corruption. The men knew this, and lost all trust in the older generation...

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... was great to have a change with a creative conclusion. I believe that the title corresponded greatly with the whole aspect of this novel. My first thoughts were that ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' was simply just a title for a piece. The outlook of this title means so much more to me as I know what it is originally meant to signify in the first place. I look up to Erich Maria Remarque's thoughtfulness for coming ... up with a fantastic title, as everything is indeed quiet when the last soldier (in this case, Paul) remaining, dies ... ...

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... this can be shown in multiple cases. Multiple examples of the truth of this statement can be found within the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Within this book it is shown many times how a situation in the story relates to this quote. One situation in All Quiet on the Western Front that can directly relate to this quote is how all the soldiers of the war regardless of side, are fighting for another persons ... " cause. Many times it is shown in this story that although the issue of the war was not ... ...

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... He died in October of 1918. The army report for the day of his death said "All quiet on the Western front". Paul's last facial expression was that of gladness because his last breath was taken. This book is not for everyone. It is graphic and crude, and portrays the horrors of war excellently. Some do not appreciate the frankness of what the author shows. However, no man can ... to suffer through battles. Remarque shows that all soldiers are normal people with the same emotions that we have. The strength of these emotions may decrease due to devastating pain, but they are constantly lu...

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... he went to the war with Paul died. The title "All Quiet on the Western Front" Intel's that the Western front is quiet. There is no report on the front because Paul along with everyone else is dead and there is no one left to report back. The time that the report was issued is the same time that Paul was killed. There is nothing left on the Western front but silence. It shows the sadness and dreariness of the war by showing that there is nothing left and ... signifying the losses that had ... ...

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... your last. That is what the main character Paul goes through in the anti-war novel All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Remarque. It is about a young man who has been fighting on the front for the Germans during WWI. He has to face the horrors of war through gas attacks, full on charges, and close combat. All Quiet On the Western Front is a great book for several reasons. One excellent thing about this book is the foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when the author indicates beforehand ... that an event will occur through clues. The first example of foreshadowing is between ... ...

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... A comrade is a companion or a friend, throughout the book written by Erich Maria Remarque, called All Quiet on the Western Front;(AQWF) the recruits share a tight bond between each other. The recruits also shared a lasting and laudable attitude to comradeship and their love towards one another. The recruits counted on each other and they trusted each other at all times. The goose incident shows that comradeship means everything to the soldiers. ... As Kat and Paul sit down by the fire and roast the goose ... other, they also got along very well. When the men witness the war and how depr...

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... occasions. And most of them are no older the 18 years. And on every occasion, the message that gets across to the reader is the loss of young life. It was reality and still is in some situations in the present day. And due their youth and inexperience, the new recruits were the most vulnerable when fighting on the front. The final aspect of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is the novels fantastic yet realistic descriptions. Every single moment of Paul ... 's experiences is described in fine and concise detail. From the emotions he feels to the people he kills to the bodies he picks up to...

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... friend and father figure, Kat is killed by a piece of shrapnel while Paul is carrying him to safety. By the fall of 1918, Paul is the only surviving member his classmates. Paul is then poisoned in a gas attack and is given leave. In October 1918, Paul is killed on a day with very little fighting. The report for that day read, "All quiet on the Western Front." Paul dies with a smile on his face as if to say ... he is finally peaceful. Nationalism and patriotism were ... ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is considered an anti-war novel through examples of the horror and waste of human life during war time. Throughout the novel, the death and destruction caused by battle is clearly depicted. The major theme of the novel dwells on the waste and emptiness of war. Thousands of lives are lost just because a few men in authority want more land and more power. Ordinary people, with ... makes these claims with example in each chapter; the sharing of the boots in chapter one, the dehumanizing of soliders in chapter t...

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All Quiet On The Western Front (AQOTWF) was written by Erich Maria Remarque and is set in world war one, beginning in 1916 and ending in November 1918, when the armistice called a halt to the war. Remarques aim is to illustrate the horror and senselessness of war. Remarque achieves his aim by exploring the many facets of horror and Senselessness through the use of 5 strong examples. Early in the novel, Remarque gives the reader the impression that ... to anybody at the time. This resulted in the reader being greatly affected when the soldiers experienced the Horrors and senselessness of war. ...

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... of war expressed in sorrow by Erich Maria Remarque explains All Quiet on the Western Front to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure. Throughout this novel many themes are expressed that of which all sum up to the major themes of the senselessness of war. Comradeship, wars brutality, and the lost generation, these themes express the book in its purest form, showing it from a soldier's perspective ... 2 never read books again or do any other favorite activity stating at the end of his leave simply, "I ought never to have come on leave." The death, pain, ...

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All quiet on the western front, originally a novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Now can be seen as a movie. They have similarities and differences, but they both give us the same idea of the war as a fatal place, and any simple mistake may cost your life. This is shown several times in both the movie and the novel. In the movie it was shown in the long period of war that the movie represented, but ... establishing the horrors of the fierce war. The movie backed-up some examples form the novel. By using really loud sounds of bombing the movie showed an example of how a shell shock might happen. Alm...

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... takes these feelings beyond that in All Quiet on the Western Front. He portrays beauty as a necessity in a world full of blood, guts, loss, fear and death. The beauty of food, nature and women are embedded throughout the novel, providing the soldiers with a means to endure the gruesome situation in which they have been placed. The beauty of food is significant because of the soldiers" attitude and utter appreciation of ... it were a person, taking care of it, enjoying every bit of it, and putting their lives in danger in order to protect and save it. Food is also a symbol of love and gra...

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