"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" ESSAY "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 ... to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war." (foreword). This quote explains the whole meaning of the book "All Quiet on the Western Front". It tries to convey the point that war is complicated. It not only affects you physically, but also psychologically. So those who survived ... reasonable opinion. His negative point of view can be ratio...

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... will be a superior movie With the film being narrated by Paul Baumer, such a war movie would have a most personal touch on audiences in much of an extensive way. Although the book is more anti-war, than pro war, supporters of war, and protestors of war would enjoy the movies character portrayal and sub-plots as an interesting look at a sort of ... the movie theatre and after all the previews and such, the screen is dark, with narration by Paul. "For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity to the future in our hearts we trusted them. The ...

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... a novel dealing with the tragedy of war and the extermination of an entire generation of men, for those that "may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war."" The book is peppered with examples of the "Lost Generation,"" as well as images of man's inhumanity to man. Remarque states simply that this is not ... a book that exemplifies war by encompassing a love story, nor by turning it into an adventure, "for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it."" Through ... how Paul used to be, and so Paul points a finger at Kantorek and all like him. He says: Fo...

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