All Quiet on the Western Front Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

War causes a loss of innocence and brings a soldier further away from their home life that they once loved as a child. In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” the author Erich Remarque uses symbols to prove that this is how soldiers lives change after they return from war. Remarque uses the symbols of potato pancakes, horses and the earth to exhibit that war takes away the feeling of comfort that was once associated with home, while bringing on new responsibilities and a loss of innocence.

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul is morphed from an innocent child into a war veteran who has a new look on society. Paul used to have a carefree life where he was able to be a kid, but when he enlisted into the army it all changed. Paul became a person whose beliefs were changed because of the war. Paul doesn't believe in society anymore especially parents, elders, and school, which used to play a big part in his life. He changed his beliefs because society does not really understand how bad war really is and pushed many young men, who were not ready, into the army. Paul connects with his fellow soldiers because they are going through the same situation and

Through out this book the author shows that war is not about heroism and fighting nobly for your country, war is a terrible thing. Paul and his friends are on the frontline in the shelters for days and the pressure gets to the men as Paul says here. "The recruit who had the fit earlier is raving again and two more have joined in. One breaks away and runs for it." This shows that the frontline, added by lack of food, has driven the young recruits mad and so much so that one recruit runs away out into the battle field with inevitable consequence of death. Paul describes the front line in many ways to show the reader and give the reader a good picture of what the frontline is like for a soldier, as Paul expresses here." The front is a cage and you have to wait nervously in it for whatever happens to you", and Paul also says. "I can be squashed flat in a bomb-proof dugout, and I can survive ten hours in the pen under heavy barrage without a scratch." This shows the reader that it is very unpredictable on the frontline and that a soldier owes his life only to lucky chances that they have not yet been killed.

4. Men of Paul 's age group fear the end of the war because the war has taken up so much of their lives and personalities that they wouldn 't know how to function in a world without the war. They were conditioned to violence and battle. Moreover, they spent quite a few of their formative years in the war, and essentially grew up in combat. Older men in the war have jobs and families to which they can return; Paul and his friends have nothing of the sort. They often joke about becoming postmen like Himmelstoss, solely because they want to best him in his own field. In reality, though, they have no idea how they will operate in the world, even if they escape the war alive.

It’s no surprise that soldiers will more-than-likely never come home the same. Those who have not served do not often think of the torment and negative consequences that the soldiers who make it out of war face. Erich Remarque was someone who was able to take the torment that he faced after his experience in World War I and shed light on the brutality of war. Remarque was able to illustrate the psychological problems that was experienced by men in battle with his best-selling novel All Quiet on the Western Front (Hunt). The symbolism used in the classic anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front is significant not only for showing citizens the negative attributes of war, but also the mental, physical, and emotional impact that the vicious war had on the soldiers.

reverence your name, both small and great— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” This passage is a warning to those who defile the earth and so we must behave on earth as we would in heaven.

The young men at the front had a distant relationship that seemed to grow as the war went on. The men that fought at the front became alienated through all of the gruesome scenes they encountered and the problems they faced daily. After just two weeks of battle only half of the men that went to battle with Paul remained at the battle front. Paul along with all of the other soldiers at the front had to see their “brothers” shot and killed or wounded while fighting right by their side. Paul

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque that takes place in World War I. This novel is about an eighteen-year-old German boy that enlists with his classmates to the war. All of the boys that enlisted are very excited but they have no idea what war is really like. Throughout the years of fighting, Paul realizes that war is his life. He never really had a life after school so once the war is over he will have nothing to go back to. Paul thinks that war is horrible but that is all he has. During this novel, Paul experiences lots of brutal deaths. He watches his friends die and he can't do anything about it. He also sees young men risking their lives for their country. In this essay, I will go over the brutality of war using similes and personification quotes from All Quiet on the Western Front.

While on leave, Paul also visits his father and some of his father's friends, but does not wish to speak to them about the war. The men are "curious [about the war] in a way that [Paul finds] stupid and distressing." They try to imagine what war is like but they have never experienced it for themselves, so they cannot see the reality of it. When Paul tries to state his opinion, the men argue that "[he] sees only [his] general sector so [he is] not able to judge." These men believe they know more about the war and this makes Paul feel lost. He realizes that "they are different men here, men [he] can not understand..." and Paul wants to be back with those he can relate to, his fellow soldiers. Paul wishes he had never gone on leave because out there "[he] was a soldier, but [at home] he is nothing but an agony to himself." When Paul returns to the battlefield, he is excited to be with his comrades. When he sees his company, "[Paul] jumps up, pushes in amongst them, [his] eyes searching," until he finds his friends. It is then

During the bombardment in the trenches, Paul considers himself and other soldiers “wild beasts”, “thugs,” “murderers,” and “devils” because they make decisions based on instinct without the slightest thought of justice or logic (113-114). After the counter-attack, Paul shares that the soldiers return to a human-like state. They do not return to men because the war continues to hinder their sense of justice: “Then gradually we become something like men again” (118). Paul’s alienation from his civilized home destroys his previously academic thoughts and replaces them with impulses. Not only has the war reduced Paul’s judgement to instinct, it has also “pierced and shattered” his soul (115).

The nature of God, the deity, is shown here as righteous, and it is His actions which are central to the entire message Paul is proclaiming. “The righteousness of God” is shown in the way he has chosen to justify humans in spite of the fact that all humans have sinned. Jesus

“Let the months and the years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing anymore. I am alone and so without hope that I can confront them without fear” Paul says in the last chapter. The depressing statement shows how much the war has effected Paul. So many things have been taken away from him at this point of the book and it seems like there is nothing left. Paul has not lost only his friends and the prime years of his life, but the sense of hope and continuation.

This natural world we live in was created by God, we find this in (Genesis 1:1) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." So from the very outset of scripture we see God in the natural world. Roman goes on to reiterate this fact in (Romans 1:20)"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" God created this natural world, and he did it with love and compassion for mankind, that man would have a place to dwell in harmony with God. He created us in his image (Gen: 1:26-27) gave us a place to dwell, however sin still found a way into the heart of man. God had made himself available to us in this natural world, this is the message Paul is relaying to the Church.

According to Paul, the armor that God gives us is made up of several separate pieces: the belt of truth; the breastplate of righteousness; the shoes of the Gospel of peace; the shield of faith; the helmet of salvation; the sword of the Spirit; and prayer. (Each individual piece of armor will be discussed more thoroughly in the next section.) To truly grasp the meaning of Paul’s command, we need to first examine the context in which it was written. It is believed that Paul was actually in the custody of Roman guards as he wrote this letter to the Ephesians, which explains why he chose to describe the Christian's warfare using military equipment. By that time in his life, he had seen much conflict and opposition, and he understood well the

Paul was praying about a continual problem he faced – his “thorn in his flesh.” In a letter to his friends at Corinth, he wrote that God answered his prayer when He said these words. “My grace is sufficient for you.” If grace is enough, then why do we wrestle so much with these feelings? We strive when we don’t have to and its only when we begin to allow ourselves to receive grace, where life begins. When we accept grace, vulnerably and humbly into our lives and hearts, we’ll find the giving of it to others is an overflow