Paul Baumer's All Quiet On The Western Front

What’s the difference between friendship and Comradeship. Friendship is a friendly relation of intimacy. Comradeship is a person who shares in ones activities, occupations, etc. In the book, you see that the boys have a stronger relation bond than friendship. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the main character, Paul Bäumer, there is one positive aspect of the war, the strong bonds between his comrades. Through all the pictures of death and humanity, Remarque shows that love and comradeship enables the men to survive in such a inhuman and deadly environment.

Paul Bäumer is a German, young boy, who, together with his classmates, enlists for the army to fight in the Great War. Full of enthusiasm and adventurous thoughts, they arrive at the front, but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action…

The adventure began on July 28th, 1914 and Paul Baumer is five miles behind a French front. As the First World War begins, the soldiers believe it is honorable to join but as they spend more time in war and gain experience they realize war is a lot different from what they had in mind. The soldiers become more hopeless as the days and years pass. The life in the trenches was risky, and every day could be the soldiers last. “I am so alone and so without hope that I can confront them without fear” (Remarque 295). This quotation shows how Paul Baumer has lost all his hope, and desire. The soldiers no longer fight for their country, they do not desire to make it out alive, the First World War has made them so miserable, and so hopeless they have lost feelings for everything. Everyone except for Paul Baumer has died from his class. It is the beautiful season of autumn, and it starts by

1. Paul Baumer and his friends, as German soldiers in World War I, collectively fight any who oppose the German army. However, Corporal Himmelstoss is an enemy whose transgressions are taken far more personally by Paul and his friends. Himmelstoss often torments Paul and his comrades for the sake of doing so, as he is power-driven and tries to exert control over others whenever he can. It is never stated that the soldiers hate or even dislike the enemies that they fight daily on the battlefield; yet they disfavor Himmelstoss openly. In addition, they all begin to harbor distaste for their former teacher, Kantorek, for encouraging them to join the army. All of the men also struggle against the knowledge that

There is a sense that modern weapons during the 20th century proved to be the most technological advancements and thus created competition in which sprawled into a new stage of warfare enlightenment. At the brink of the war and the salient of forces perhaps the most technological tool used had been the trenches. The pursuit of territorial conquest would halt at the trench lines inventing a new progression in how war is envisioned today. The disadvantages often outnumber the benefits of war, however, war managed to create a boosted in advanced warfare starting as early as the Franco-Prussian War. As the war progressed during 1914, items such as uniforms called for change. The sense of pride in nationality struck in numbers and not in bright colors. For the sake of duty and country was the most powerful drive including those who sought ground in the western lines.

Being in a war zone for years on end can have a huge toll on people and their sanity. For Paul and his comrades in the trenches facing life or death every day, their situation for many men would lead to further problems such as shell shock(PTSD). Paul points this out and explains what had got him through this within the novel, "Had we gone into the trenches without this period of training most of us would certainly have gone mad. Only thus were we prepared for what awaited us. We did not break down, but adapted ourselves; our twenty years, which made many another thing so grievous, helped us in this. But by far the most important result was that it awakened in us a strong, practical sense of esprit de corps, which in the field developed into the finest thing that arose out of the war—comradeship."(26-27) Here

At the turn of the twentieth century Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface, several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War”. Some of the causes of WW1 were Nationalism, Militarism, Imperial Rivalries, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and Alliance.

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

World War I caused suffering, pain, and devastation throughout the world. World War I was from 1914 to 1918. This war had many causes and results which Remarque used to help write his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Although many think the causes and results of World War I could never justify any problem, Remarque uses those events to justify the events that happen throughout his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Paul Baumer is an eighteen year old young man who has a desire to help his country in World War I. He gains motivation when listening to his schoolmaster, Kantorek, give inspirational speeches. Paul develops a deep sense of patriotism and pride in his country of Germany. He was known to be a compassionate and kind individual, so this newfound sense of pride in his country is not surprising, since Paul realized fighting in World War I could be of great benefit. The personality of Paul is said to be polite and caring for

Paul Baumer is a central figure in All Quiet on the Western Front, and serves as the mouthpiece for Remarque’s meditations about war. His personality is changed by the way the war is forcing him to act and feel.

The 1920’s book “All Quiet on The Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque depicts war through the eyes of a young German soldier, Paul Baumer. As told through a collection of stories, Baumer recounts his arrival on the Western Front and his daily battle for survival amid treacherous living conditions inside the trenches. Remarque’s book reveals the harsh realities of war for both the allies and the central powers of Germany and Austria Hungary. The idea of a modernized warfront was a revolutionary idea in the face of a war. 20th century warfare now favored fighting on the defensive side, thus leading to the use of machine guns, tanks and chemical laced weaponry. All of this technology was mounted at the forefront and stretched for miles

Paul Bäumer is a 19-year-old who is very close to his friends and his family. Paul is not the strongest man in the war but he is willing to make sacrifices for those around him. As stated before, the story is told from Paul’s point of view.

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.

Paul Bäumer is the central character of the story and is also the narrator. Before the war Paul was a kind and sensitive teenager. After his experiences in the war he learned to let go of these feelings and that he could no longer be sympathetic or have fear. There is a point in the story when Paul is granted a short leave from the army and he returns home. His horrible experiences while at war leave him unable to speak of it with his family. He does not feel at home with his family and he feels that all he has known is the war and he cannot imagine a future without the war. Even though Paul feels that he needs to let go of his emotions, they sometimes still show in the story. There is a point in the story when Paul instinctively kills an enemy soldier. He immediately feels horrible inside and regrets it as he finds out the soldier had a family at home. Kat, which is short for Katczinsky, is Paul’s best friend in the story. Even though he is not a school friend of Paul’s he still becomes friends with the middle-aged man. Throughout the story it is