... characters" attitudes about the war are very similar to the characters" attitudes in other works of writing throughout history. In All Quiet on the Western Front the story constantly alludes to the reason why the countries are fighting, that is, the soldiers do not seem to know why the countries are ... fighting in this apparent pointless war. The thoughts of the soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front ponder the reality that since the countries are enemy's, the countries hate each other, but if the countries were allies they would gladly fight side ... that sacrifices are always mad...

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... excited about going to war. They thought it would be grand and they would look like heroes. After about ten weeks in training and being on the western front for a few weeks they realized that war was not as spectacular as they were told and thought it would be. Once they got deep into the war ... even though he out lasted everyone 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 repor...

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... the world in a different way. And it is awful " (Men Of Purpose " Denise Creighton, Saint Anthony's High School). The novel "All Quiet On The Western Front " told us that the sacrifices of the men in war were not glory. First of all, in the first chapter of the book, the men's already felt ... creeps under my arm, his head close to my breast. The little shoulders heave. (AQWF-61) Overall, Remarque has wrote the novel "All Quiet On The Western Front " with specific details about war so deep and perfect. He showed us that war is not glory or heroic as we thought it is. It was fill ... were...

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New technology had a significant impact on how the war was fought on the western front. Technological innovation was relatively slow to occur on the Western Front. Armies and their commanders were too used to outdated, pre-war doctrines, and when change did occur, ... they were used to soften up enemy trenches and attack heavily fortified positions. Light artillery was used in the initial stages on the Western Front such as the French 75-mm field gun, however with time technological developments allowed Germany to develop heavier guns of greater range and ... mud, their heavy equipment and u...

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... of a German soldier who fought during that particular time period. The novel is set on a German warfront from 1917 up until 1918. It is specifically set on the Western Front, between Germany and France The plot of the novel takes the reader through the experiences of a young German recruit, Paul Baumer, and his fellow soldiers, who were ... , and he constantly sees destruction, both emotion and physical, all around him. He is gracious and relieved in the fall when his troop is allowed to leave the front and take a rest in the rear. Baumer is soon granted a leave to go home, even though h...

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All Quiet on the Western Front is a compelling novel. It's unique in that it offers the western world an opportunity to view World War 2 from a Germans eyes. The purpose of the novel is to show an ordinary German soldiers" perspective on ... 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 ... choking mus...

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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a suspense filled War novel that describes in detail the horrors of World War I in Germany. ... happen and detailed scenes are something that Erich Remarque had witnessed. Remarque was a soldier during the first World War and actually had a stint on the front at one time. This is important knowledge for the reader to have, because although the main character is not Remarque himself, many of the instances told ... a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war (Remarque). Erich Remarque w...

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... man decided that he would tell the world of his experiences. Erich Remarque, a German soldier was the man and the story was All Quiet On the Western Front; this book describe is gruesome detail the brutality that soldiers faced from the first day of recruitment up until the end of the service, which also ... thin, countries searched for new ways to recruit. Unfortunately, the movie scared away many of the young men that were left. All Quiet On the Western Front was meant to inspiration people towards the war effort, but instead it was doing exactly the opposite. People in the theater wo...

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... 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 Paul Expresses this idea by stating, "I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficially ... beasts. We do not fight, we defend ourselves against annihilation."(author, 113) Contrary to the usual war novels, or movies in All Quiet on the Western Front we"re introduced to the soldiers on a more personal level. We get some insight to what they"re living, and get to know them, and...

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... . 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 ... to describe every bird, flower, person, and scenery. At one point in the story, Paul is riding in o...

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... battlefield are haunted by images of gunfire and the stench of death that are still present in the mind. Paul Baumer, a main character in the novel All Quiet On The Western Front written by Erich Mariaremarque, often describes how war creates feelings of isolation and dehumanization cause by its trench warfare; at the same time, however, he provides examples of experiences in ... classmates creates a feeling of isolation and dehumanization for the main character. In the beginning in the story before the soldiers enter the front, empty coffins are spotted in a deserted schoolhouse off th...

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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 ... . The novel diligently chronicles the mindset of a soldier in World War I while also simultaneously detailing the horrors of battle. The soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front depict relations with soldiers in real life by their comradeship, psychological issues, and isolation from the real world. One might say nothing auspicious ever comes out of war ... see that I have been crushed without knowing it. I find I do not belong here an...

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... "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 ... . The main character, Lieutenant Frederick Henry was a prime candidate for the Lost Generation of men. Henry, who was an ambulance driver on the Italian Front found through harsh experiences, that war was not at all promising and glorious as he had thought, but that it was unessicary and truly horrible. After ... the lost generatio...

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Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that gives many accounts of dehumanization and changes the popular belief that war is an idealistic and romantic character. It is a story, not ... . The dehumanized minds of the soldiers will bring about horrible images of death and destruction until they break down and go to pieces. Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a story of the hardships of Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old student, and his friends as they are dehumanized in the war. Paul was convinced to ... other men. Paul said, "I well remember how embarrassed we were ...

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In Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, a young man of nineteen is thrust into the German army on the strong ideals of nationalism and patriotism. Paul, the young German, and his ... nationalism. Their schoolmaster, parents, friends and their whole community, inscribed these ideals into their young minds. But with the death of a former classmate and life on the front, they quickly realize that their beloved ideals are simply empty promises. After a bloody battle with the Allied forces that only leave thirty-two men alive, the soldiers are ... attack and is given leave. In ...

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War is, at the same time, the most terrible and the greatest of human experiences. Is this the view conveyed in All quiet on the western front? In the novel "All quiet on the western front" by Erich Maria Remarque we see clearly that war is a most terrible experience, with its great horror and ability to destroy a human, not only physically but also mentally. However ... the soldiers together to cope with that horror of the war. This comradeship seen in the novel is the only value that has been retained by the soldiers on the front, despite the loss of all others. Towards the end of the novel...

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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, ... duration of their fight to survive, and some of their friends were unable to take part in some activities due to their demise. During his time at the front, Paul saw that his enemies were normal people. The men that he was fighting were not ogres; they had families and hobbies. They were forced, like ... his life. Soon after, P...

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... soldiers lives, we clearly see the slow and eventual development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The significance of this illness can be shown multiple times in All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul Baumer, the narrator of the story, perceives how the war forces him to disconnect himself from everything around him. The war he fought made Paul extremely mature which made ... of this illness that include Depression and Alcoholism/Substance Abuse. Another illness that is extremely common among soldiers and veterans that is presented in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front is alcohol ...

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"All Quiet on the Western Front" The movie "All Quiet on the Western Front," is based on true events that happened around 1916. This is a war movie that dealt with Germans and the French, in WWI. Paul Baumer was the main character, but still I ... so much exercise in the mud that one of the officials took him down from training, to going to the front. Himmelstoss had the shortest patience, and it got him no where. When Paul and his buddies were resting from the front, they met with the Corporal and Paul and the others made fun of him. Stanislaus Katczinsky a man of forty years ... patience ...

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... 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 ... soldiers are used as pawns to solve it, and they will do so until they completely fulfill their promise. Another example of how All Quiet...

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... Malouf, author of the novella 'Fly Away Peter', and director of the 1930 film 'All Quiet On the Western Front', Lewis Milestone, both demonstrate their ability to communicate the presence of hope and courage in their texts via technique. ... order, and ultimately, a better world. Each being a promising representative of a lost generation of young men, the respective protagonists of 'All Quiet On the Western Front' and 'Fly Away Peter', Paul and Jim, are both swept up in the celebratory attitudes of the people around them as they prepare for war. Wholly ... proximity. Poetic and laden wit...

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All Quiet on the Western Front The novel All Quiet on the Western Front portrays all the negatives of war. It shows how a war goes from an adventure to a reality. The German soldiers in the novel were school kids that had no idea what ... cancer. Nothing is the same for Paul anymore. Paul begins to wish he never came home because it just reminds him of the pain of war. Paul returns to the front and is put into a horrible position. While retreating Paul jumps and hides in a hole made by a bomb. A French soldier runs into the hole and Paul quickly kills him. With constant ... at an end. Paul ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story, not of Germans, but of men, who even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by ... existence. Baumer would destroy him because he threatens his survival and his survival is most important. "We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers-we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant animals." The fate of Baumer and the fate of all soldiers depend on their faith in their primal instincts. "The menace of death has ... ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front - Essay All Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, is a novel that takes you through the life of a soldier in World War I. Remarque is accurately able to portray the many stresses soldiers go through ... is my doing" (193). The war and his part have become much more personalized because he actually sees the face of the enemy, the man he has killed, right in front of him. In his grief, Paul checks the dead man's for identification so that he can find out the deceased's name. He realizes that the man he killed is no ... real enemy, that, i...

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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 sharing of the boots in chapter one, the dehumanizing of soliders in chapter three, the amount of losses in chapter six, and the effects on the home front in the final chapters. In Chapter 1, we have the occurrence with Kemmerich's boots. When Kemmerich's expensive boots are brought back to him in the hospital, the boys ... to the battles in the animal kingdom, and the compan...

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