... long removed from society, have become animalistic. Not only do they eat out of a ditch, they go to the bathroom in shared outdoor latrines, which Paul deems better than any "palatial white-tiled 'convenience. " Although he describes the outdoor experience as tranquil and natural, one gets the sense that the men ... for him in the hospital. Muller coldheartedly asks Kemmerich for his leather boots since he will not need them any more as an amputee and Baumer and his friends are considered heroes for beating up Corporal Himmelstoss. The only thing that matters for most soldiers is their pe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... illustrate the vivid horror and raw nature of war and to change the popular belief that war is an idealistic and romantic character. The story centers on Paul Baumer, who enlists in the German army with glowing enthusiasm. But in the course of war, he is consumed by it and in the end is " ... weary, broken, burnt out, rootless, and without hope." Through Baumer, Remarque examines how war makes man inhuman. He uses excellent words and phrases to describe crucial details to this theme. "The first bomb, the first explosion ... of soldier to deal with this emotional abuse; a soldier who will ...

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... patriotic speeches of their beloved schoolmaster, Mr. Kantorek. The young men soon realize that these ideals of nationalism and patriotism are empty promises. Paul and his friends soon realize that war is not glorious and honorable. He and his fellow comrades start to feel the effects of the ... are dehumanized and de-individualized because they no longer view themselves as individual human beings but rather animals trying to survive the agony of war. Paul Baumer and his classmates volunteer for WWI on the belief in patriotism and nationalism. Their schoolmaster, parents, friends and the...

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... It focuses on a young German soldier by the name of Paul Baumer and the changes and struggles he faces throughout the war. Paul is nineteen years old and had survived being in the front, was considered to be a veteran had such a young age. Baumer and his classmates had volunteered for the war and their decision ... was mainly based upon what their schoolteacher had been telling them. The book starts off where the German soldiers are resting right after they had just fought a battle. Paul talks about how they had all lined ... training in which they were under the command of a man by the...

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• Grade Level: High School

... involved with World War One. The soldiers" name is Paul Baumer, a nineteen-year-old student who is convinced to join the German army by his schoolmaster, Kantorek. Some of his classmates are also convinced to join by Kantorek. While in the service, Paul meets many others who play an important part in his ... begins acting mysteriously. Two days later he is missing and was said to have been captured by the German military police. While he is gone, Paul says the German military police could have no idea that Detering's disappearance "was only homesickness and a momentary aberration. But wh...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Paul Baumer's company had moved behind the German front lines for a short rest at the beginning of the novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convinced Paul and his classmates to join the military, feeling alone and betrayed in the world that they had left for him. Paul ... world due to the fact that they had never truly established any part of themselves in civilian life. At boot camp, Himmelstoss abused Paul and his friends, yet the harassment only brought them closer together and developed...

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• Grade Level: High School

... on the Western Front The remains of Paul Baumer's company had moved behind the German front lines for a short rest at the beginning of the novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convinced Paul and his classmates to join the ... the world due to the fact that they had never truly established any part of themselves in civilian life. At boot camp, Himmelstoss abused Paul and his friends, yet the harassment only brought them closer together and developed a strong spirit amongst them. Katczinsky...

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... book by Erick Maria Remarque. It takes place during World War I on the French Front. Paul Baumer is a boy of 19 years, who voluntarily joined the Army with several of his friends after hearing a patriotic speech given at his school. Paul and his friends realized that being patriotic comes with a costs - hard work, brutal life and ... ideas. At dinner he suggests that if all soldiers were treated the equally, fed the equally and got paid the equally, War would immediately stop. Kropp, Paul's friend believes that leaders should set up clubs discussing their disagreements. When it is dark, ...

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• Grade Level: High School

All quiet on the Western Front, a novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque, is a great novel that about the World War I. Paul Bãumer was a young man at 19 years old, his high school teacher placed intense pressure on Paul and his classmates to fulfill their "patriotic duty" by enlisting in the army. Those innocent teenagers joined the war barely because of their enthusiasms, when they saw the true meaning of the war, all of their enthusiasms have gone, and they no longer believed that the war is honorable. The war brought everything that are bad to Paul and his friends, the lived in terror a...

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• Grade Level: High School

Erich Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that graphically depicts the horrors of front-line battles in World War I. Paul Baumer is a German soldier; a young man that signed up to defend his nation's cause with his classmates. Their schoolmaster, a man named Kantorek, ... told them that enlisting was their duty. The leader of their welcoming party was Corporal Himmelstoss. This pitiless man abhorred Paul and Co. and made their lives miserable. Himmelstoss forced the men to do taxing drills in the mud and rain. Although the men resented the corporal ... upon receiving the new...

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... true horror of life at the front. The movie All Quiet on the Western Front tells the story of a young German named Paul Baumer. In the beginning of the movie Paul is an naive student who has been taught all his life that war is the only way to achieve honor for himself and his ... family. Over the course of the movie Paul changes from a nave, idealistic nationalist to a pragmatic, disillusioned humanist through three main events in the plot line: Franz's death, the death of a Frenchman, and ... Kat's death. Franz Kemmerick was a forester out of the same class as Paul. Franz gets shot i...

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... of view, unlike most war stories written about WWI prior to this. The main character of the story is a young German soldier named Paul Baumer. The story is about Paul and his soldier buddies, and just how they deal with the many aspects of war. The story's main focus is not on the ... . (Remarque 87-88) The story depicts in rich detail the feelings of these young men. The horror of war can be seen through their eyes. Paul and his friends found neither glory nor praise on the battlefield. They found suffering, destruction, and death. "With this tale about a class of schoolmates who ... by...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... sad that the new soldiers are very young and nave, but in reality they are the same age and they just do not have the experience of war like Paul and the other soldiers. The malevolence at war is shown because this novel tells you what war is really like unlike those that are bring in a romantic aspect ... the story, this books just tells you how it really is to be at war. The Characters in this book all had a special and different role. Paul Baumer is a young soldier who was changed drastically by the brutalities of war and may never be able to recover. He is also the narrator of the bo...

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"All Quiet on the Western Front" is one of the most substantial war novels of all time. Written in 1929, the book is about Paul Baumer, the narrator, and his fellow classmates who enlist in the German army during World War 1. These young men become fervent soldiers, but they ... damaged. They have no family or close friends to succor their hardships and distress, therefore confide into their fellow comrades. In the novel, Paul states "We are two men, two-minute sparks of life; outside is the night and the circle of death." (Remarque 94). As ... Paul ogles Kat roasting a goose, he quickly st...

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