Analysis Of The Monologue: All Quiet On The Western Front

World War I took a devastating toll, not only by dismantling numerous countries economically, but by crippling the millions of dutiful soldiers as well. These soldiers, devoid of any full understanding of the reason for this brutal war, destroyed their entire lives for the cause. All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the how World War I ultimately devastated Paul and his soldier friends, psychologically and physically.

Experiences in war and the drastic change in everyday life from home versus in war can take a large toll on soldiers. One of the most significant impacts war has on soldiers is the detrimental cutting of ties between soldiers relations with their home lives once they return from war. In the book All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, several symbols including butterflies, potato pancakes, and books are used to express the cut ties between soldiers and their home lives.

Through the two powerful war novels, All Quiet on the Western Front, a fictional piece written by Erich Maria Remarque in 1928, and Night, a memoir written by Elie Wiesel, readers experience the horrors and struggles of World War I and World War II. In AQWF, Paul Baümer, a young nineteen-year old boy, enlists in the army to join the German army in World War I with his classmates. Initially filled with excitement, the boys shockingly face their greatest nightmares with scarce resources and monotony with the ceaseless sounds of shells and wails from soldiers haunting them as the trudge through muddy trenches, holding onto each other for support. As the “Iron Youth”, the proud leaders of their generation, they fight in hopes of bringing honor

For the first time tonight, I notice the shreds in the purple fabric. “Oh, Alice, I'm so sorry.” A sob catches in my throat.

World War I began as a European conflict, only gradually did it develop into a world war. The European nations started war with a prestigious vision about war only to be mentally and emotionally devastated by the truth of the Great War. The growing tensions between the European countries were caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. There were many immediate and long-term impacts which subsequently followed. It was a conflict between the allied powers and central powers. The Central Powers comprised of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, while the Allied Powers involved France, Britain, Russia, Serbia, United States and Belgium. The timeless classic All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

"Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori" War and an honorable death are portrayed as grand and exalted deeds throughout history, even though a war is a series of bloody conflicts that rack havoc on the human mind. WW1 is one of the prominent examples of this. Several philosophers and individuals have pointed out this fact and even published literary works about it. All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest cases of this because it accurately shows the emotions, living conditions, and hardships of the WW1 soldiers.

World War one was a war of severe tribulation. resulting in over 50 million deaths, it was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. Known as the “Western Front”, the border of Germany and France was the site to some of the bloodiest battles of the war. There are very few novels that truly exemplify the events that took place along this front. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Displays important themes, imagery, and symbolism, that help show how this great war affected the soldiers, the countries involved and the world.

In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the main character and narrator, Paul Baumer, is a young man just graduated from high school. He enlists to fight for Germany during World War I because of a misguided sense of extreme nationalism, and the hunt for glory. However, when he experiences the horrors of fighting on the front first-hand, the realities of war begin to shape him into someone unrecognizable. Remarque utilizes characterization and intense imagery to illustrate how war affects not only a person, but a whole generation of those who are about to come of age.

We were having a tough time during the war, because our father was out fighting. One day, we got a letter in the mail from the Western Union. It read: We regret to inform you STOP that Charles Mayfield, Sr. STOP has been killed. We all looked at each other in silence as our eyes started to get wet. The cons outnumbered the pros in the months directly after the war.

My heart leapt in my throat- I did my best to try and regulate my breathing so I wouldn’t give away my position with massive, choking gulps of air. Closing my eyes, I tried to re-collect blissful memories, ones that were far away from this state of affairs. I couldn’t calm down; this was so bad- what was I going to do? His steps were getting closer; they were getting louder. I panicked, I panicked.

One motif that is presented is presented in the novel is nature. In the beginning of the boom nature resembled glorious thoughts. Some examples include poppies, which represents optimism for the future and the trenches and shell holes, which represent protection. Then at the end of the novel, nature represented no end to pain and death. A few examples would be the heat which represented no soon end. Another example would be the cold which took place in the last few months of the war. The cold represents the end of life. Nature is one of the motifs represented in the novel.

World War I was the first war that encompassed multiple countries from different continents. The war had disastrous effects on society and the soldiers that fought in it. Much literature was created to highlight the war and its effects on the soldier involved. Erich Maria Remarque wrote a novel depicting a German soldier’s life on the western front, “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Ernst Jünger wrote a memoir showcasing the events and experiences he witnessed while being a German soldier on the western front. Both books have been critically-acclaimed as great literature on the First World War.

My mates and I sat there and watched as 600 men geared up for battle. While the mysterious truth was hidden deep, so very deep down in the mind of an unknown. The fact that could have very well saved six hundred lives that dreadful day. A slight depressing mood surrounded and darkened the part of generals. The soldier’s however had a strangely different character about them. They were satisfied, hopeful and armed for anything that they may come across. Loyalty, honour, glory and courage stood out clearly in their eyes. The looks they expressed were nothing compared to usual. It was the look of nothing. However, the war was about

I lived through the end of the world. Quite the conversation starter isn’t it? It came fast and quickly, wiping the human race out in huge numbers. It snuck up on us like a dark shadow and no one saw it coming. Most people reading this would think that aliens invaded, or a huge disease spread throughout the world and knocked us all out. As cool as that would’ve been i have to admit, that's not what happened at all. We ended from our own destruction.

I am Ella Karcewski reporting to you on this gloomy Spring evening, hoping that this war may soon be over. I am currently experiencing a day that I will never forget. The images that I am seeing, and the heartbreaking pain that I am feeling will never be erased from my naive mind. I feel nearly speechless and am saddened for those drastically affected by this war. I am encountering a tragedy as soldiers and horses alike are collapsing to the ground, screams of pain coming from their courageous bodies. Pouring rain is drenching horses and soldiers, and darkness is curtained over the gloomy sky. Ominous clouds fill the atmosphere above, and it seems that the sun wouldn’t dare peek out on this bellicose April day in 1915. All of this French territory