All Quiet On The Western Front Humanity Quotes

Erich Maria Remarque’s literary breakthrough, All Quiet on the Western Front, describes two stories. It meticulously chronicles the thoughts of a soldier in World War I while simultaneously detailing the horrors of all wars; each tale is not only a separate experience for the soldier, but is also a new representation of the fighting. The war is seen through the eyes of Paul Baumer whose mindset is far better developed in comparison to his comrades’. His true purpose in the novel is not to serve as a representation of the common soldier, but to take on a godly and omniscient role so that he may serve as the connection between WWI and all past and future melees of the kind. Baumer becomes the

Guilt plays an interesting role in Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, as it is only truly found in a handful of scenes, and each one of them seems to line up rather nicely with Freud’s definition of guilt, found in his Civilization and its Discontents. In All Quiet on the Western Front the character do not often exhibit a sense of guilt or remorse for what they do, they just do it but there are a few scenes in which guilt seems evident. Out of those few, guilty scenes, three in particular seem to stand out the most.

     “I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how peoples are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another (263).” Powerful changes result from horrifying experiences. Paul Baumer, the protagonists of Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front utters these words signifying the loss of his humanity and the reduction to a numbed creature, devoid of emotion. Paul’s character originates in the novel as a young adult, out for an adventure, and eager to serve his country. He never realizes the terrible pressures that war

A majority of war novels talks about two sides fighting in a war, rather than

All Quiet on the Wester Front, by Erich Maria Remquie, is basically telling us what war means in Paul’s eyes, which is that war is pointless and doesn’t really have a purpose because you lose more than you gain.

In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, the central symbol is the earth. Earth represents life, death and perverse nature. It ties to other symbols such as dirt, ground, trenches, and plants. Earth represents life because it provided protection and shelter to keep the soldiers alive.. Basically, when the soldiers cling on to earth, they are basically clinging on to life because earth provides them with the necessary essentials to be sustain life such as food which gives them life.

8 October 2014 All Quiet on the Western Front - Reading Log #1 5 September 2014 - Chapter 1 - Page 3 “…and we gathered at the cook-house, which smelt greasy and nourishing.” I think that this quote is ironic. From prior knowledge, I can honestly say that greasy food is typically not something I find nourishing. However, a group of half-starved soldiers might disagree. The use of this literary device is important in conveying how unequipped these German soldiers were.

Innocence to many people can be defined as someone who has no guilt or shame and who is pure and uncorrupt. At times, this childhood like manner is loss for an abundance of reasons one can not control, whether it is because of a pain experienced off a struggle, or simply because one grows old and just experiences life with all its life changing moments. In my opinion, innocence is something that should be cherished as long as possible. Scars are sometimes left, imprinted deep into our skin, changing a person for good. In the book All Quiet in the Western Front, this could clearly be seen throughout the whole story about how these characters, Paul and his friends, go through many challenges that they did not expect,

The soldiers in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, can be labeled as the “Lost Generation” due to the fact that they are eighteen and nineteen year olds barely struggling to stay alive during a gruesome war. The violence and hostility of the war is what has truly made these soldiers so lost. The “Lost Generation” can also represent the young men who died during the war and will never get the opportunity to live life to the fullest. The soldiers who have returned safely from the war can be labeled as lost as well. There is a moment in the novel in which Paul is mesmerized by a little brunette which relates to how he is lost.

Taking place in World War I, the story of Paul Baumer and his group of friends closely bonded while fighting for the German army is related from the perspective of Paul himself. The group of friends go through a series of bombings and attacks from the opposing army from France. One by one each of the members of the group dies during battle and while they fight, the effect the war has had on them is clear. In Erich Maria Remarque’s critically acclaimed novel All Quiet on the Western Front, the author presents the demise of many soldiers, especially Paul Baumer in order to display the ruinous effect that war has on the soldiers that fight in it.

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is story of the fictional character Paul Baumer and his troop Troop 9 as they battle in World War I on the Western Front for Germany. This novel differs from most war novels in that it does not portray the men as valiant soldiers protecting their country. The way that the story is told strips away the romanticized view warfare and portrays the raw emotions that come with being on the front lines of a battle. As both Paul Baumer’s life and the battle progress, Paul’s values, along with those of the other soldiers, evolve until they culminate in Baumer’s own passing.

In All Quiet On the Western Front the main character Paul’s squad, is lead by a cunning and strong leader named Katczinsky. Throughout the book Katczinsky proves he is a natural born leader, is extremely intelligent, and is a great role model for the younger men in tough times. At the beginning of the book Katczinsky's squad has arrived back from the front and are preparing to eat. The cook is arguing with the men when Katczinsky stands up for them and says “‘You might be generous for once. You haven’t drawn food for eighty men. You’ve drawn it for the second company’”(Remarque 5). They had lost a lot of men and the cook did not want to serve them because he cooked too much food, but Katczinsky stood up for his troops to make sure they got

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 the war. The entire purpose of this novel is to illustrate the vivid horror and raw nature of war and to change the popular belief that war has an idealistic and romantic character.  The story centers on Paul Baümer, who enlists in the German army with glowing enthusiasm.  In the course of war, though, he is consumed by it and in the end is "weary, broken, burnt out, rootless, and without hope"  (Remarque page #).

When someone thinks of war, it is usually the uniform, the pride, that comes to mind. The aftermath of war, to those who do not know much about it, will come as a surprise. In the movie, All Quiet on the Western Front, the character, Paul Baumer, enters the war as an innocent person; with no idea on the effects, it may have on him. In the beginning of the movie Paul is shown as an innocent eighteen-year-old teenage boy who likes to draw and read. It is when he enters military training that his innocence starts to wither away. During military training, Paul no longer does what he likes to do, and only spends his time training on how to become a good German soldier. During training, Paul is tortured by his training officer, Corporal Himmelstoss.

Any and all events in one's life may change a person profoundly, but the effect may not always be as expected. For instance, situations of despair may cause feelings of depression and uncertainty to develop in an individual, as would likely be expected. However, those same situations could ultimately lead to a sense of fulfilment or enlightenment. In the novels All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Remarque, The Wars by Timothy Findley, and A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemmingway, the varying possibilities of the effects of war on an individual are clearly displayed. In All Quiet On The Western Front, Paul Baumer finds the war has changed not only the way he views