1. All is Quiet
... rejection comes about as a result of Baumer's realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the Great War. His new society, then, becomes the Company, his fellow trench soldiers, because that is a group which does understand the truth as Baumer has experienced it. Remarque demonstrates Baumer's disaffiliation from the traditional by emphasizing the language of Baumer's pre- and post-enlistment societies. Baumer either ... any language at all, would be ineffective in describing them. Trying to replicate the experience and horrors of the war via word...
- Word Count: 3268
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School