Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet On The Western Front

World War I was a great loss both physically and emotionally. It was a conflict between the Allies and the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918. More than 15 million people were killed in battled, making it one of the most deadly conflicts in history. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary was seen as the trigger of the war. The war was described as a world war, a total war, and a modern war. A world war because it involved the whole world. A total war because people used maximum resources for the purpose of the war. A modern war because the people used technological and industrial mobilization.

World War I was often referred to as "The Great War". It began in 1914 and ended in 1918. America witnessed much devastation in this time period. In these four years alone nearly 9 million people died and millions more were maimed, crippled, grief stricken, or psychologically scarred, World War I is considered by many historians, the first man-made catastrophe of the twentieth century.There are many things that contributed to the war these causes were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and na's attempt to normalcy to be a challenge.

All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier 's perspective. The story is narrated by Paul Baümer and predominantly revolves around the experiences of him and his comrades Kemmerich, Katczinsky, Kropp, Müller, and Leer. The novel begins with Paul Baümer and his friends in a cheerful mood as extra rations are being allocated to them due to the missing soldiers. During this event, Baümer introduces and describes the various personalities of his friends and his connection to them. Eventually, Baümer reflects back to the time how he and his friends had been coaxed into joining the war by their, patriotic school teacher, Kantorek only to later find out that they 've been lied to and the war isn 't even comparable to of what they 've been told. Instead, Paul Baümer and his school friends find themselves entrenched in the middle of bloody and what appears to be a pointless war.

An ancient Chinese proverb states “One cannot know peace without knowing war” (Herzberg). In a time where all that plagues many nations was war, it was inevitable that a time of peace needed to follow or at least the sober idea of it. The proverb was created to validate wars and later turned into a way to approach life’s troubles. Being within an individual or on a global scale, war and peace are connected. They exist coherently but never together; they are the cause and effects of each other. One follows the other yet both are needed in order to understand the other one. This relationship between war and peace is developed in the Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. While the first major world war is the background

In war, both violence and fear revokes a soldier’s humanity. These elements of war cause a person to shut down their emotional instincts, which causes the soldiers to mature rapidly by taking innocence along with joy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their humanity is compromised. Thus, as war strips soldiers of their innocence, they start to become disconnected from themselves and others. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque illustrates the negative effects war has on a soldier’s humanity, through his use of Paul’s books and the potato pancakes by revealing the soldiers loss of emotion that causes them to become detached from society. Through these symbols they deepen the theme by visually depicting war’s impact on Paul. Paul’s books helps the theme by depicting how the war locked his heart to old values by taking his innocence. Likewise the potato pancakes reveal Paul’s emotional state damaged by the war with his lack of happiness and gratitude.

There is no doubt that when war occurs, every single human being is affected by it even if it is just a little. In the novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” written by Erich Maria Remarque, a group of teenage men, who also appear to by classmates, are in the German army of World War I because they have chosen to leave their adolescence at home and school for grown up work at the army. Throughout this fictional novel, they face many challenges that result in them not seeing each other ever again because of death. War affects individuals by leaving behind necessities such as education or jobs, not being able to watch over others such as their health, and injuries that soldiers receive while they are at war.

Germany flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people. Ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his experience of the war in World War 1 through a character Paul Bumer. Bumer was a kind and sensitive man. Back in school he used to write poets. Pual’s Bumer teacher brainwashed him and other students who where his classmates. He convinced them by the idea of glory and dramatic rhetorical for war and fighting for the sake of their country. After that dialog, the students were encouraged to enter the war. In the book many scenario are shown, the most critical

One work that reflects the Shakespearean drama Julius Caesar, the triumvirate leader that won a military victory against Pompey, is The Ides of March (2011). Caesar aspires to become emperor of Rome, but Cassius and Brutus believe that Caesar has grown arrogant and will threaten Rome’s republic by installing a dictatorship. This leads to Brutus and Cassius’ plot to kill Caesar, which they do by stabbing him to death on the Senate floor. The Ides of March shares the name of the famous quote from the play when the soothsayer tells Caesar to “beware the Ides of March.” This saying/time of the year is a warning of the betrayals, doom, and heartbreak that is to come. In the film, Duffy tells Paul to “be careful” because he might tempt Stephen away

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque discusses many themes; one of which revolves around the theme of the lost generation. Early on in the novel, Paul Baümer defines the difference between his generation and that of the older soldiers. They all had a life before of the war, where they had a sense of comfort and security. However, Paul’s generation never had that experience. He further explains, “Our knowledge of life is limited to death” (Remarque, 264).

Erich Maria Remarque’s novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” is a story about World War I told from the perspective of a German soldier. Remarque’s purpose behind this book was to portray the physical and mental damage that young men in Europe endured because of this war. In the author’s note directly before the first chapter Remarque explains, “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession…” However, the story does not portray Germany as a glorious country, because it tells the truth. By evaluating the book from a Marxist perspective, there is a lot to be interpreted about the relationships in the book. The bourgeoisie and proletariat classes are clearly defined in the story and the relationship between the classes is well represented

The history and background of an author can play an important role in any story they write. If the author is a white German man who is writing a nonfiction story about a family who experienced the Trail of Tears, that story could probably offend Native Americans. That white German man has no idea what it would be like to be Native American let alone go through that suffrage. When finding literature to read it is important to consider the source it is coming from. Reading from different races of authors helps grow perspective. If you only read from old white authors, what does that do to your perspective? Is it really a problem? As long as someone is learning and gaining new knowledge, does it really matter what different races you read from?

Over 60 million people dead, World War I took the lives of many, and destroyed hundreds of families. Many people wonder if they died a gruesome death, or died heroically; however, very few who survived the war were able to tell their experiences that occurred. One of the few was a German author, E.M. Remarque, who wrote about the life changing events in the war. The novel was called All Quiet on the Western Front and it exhibits the true horrors of war. Many people thought war was patriotic and heroic, which is exactly what the leaders wanted people to think. If more people believe war is heroic, then more are likely to join. Throughout the novel the true horrors are shown, even the leaders were shocked that someone had spoken the truth.

1. Introduction War is a cruel and brutal state of conflict between nations and/or armies, and results in the deaths of thousands of men and women. War can be known to change people physically and mentally, and typically not for the better. World War One, typically referred to as WW1, the War to End All Wars, or the Great War, lasted roughly four years and resulted in millions of deaths as well as tens of millions of casualties. Of these men on the battlefield, is author Erich Maria Remarque, who is well known for his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.

World War I was the most devastating war yet at its time and had widespread repercussions for nations all over the world. The global impact of World War I can be analyzed by identifying what pushed so many nations to war, the immediate effects of the war, and the long term effects of the war.

The catastrophic events that we refer to as World War I were devastating to the entire world. Thousands of soldiers were killed, and acres of land were destroyed because of the death, blood and debris which were scattered throughout the land. War was brutal for the people and families living at home who were trying to conserve resources such as scraps of metal, food, and bandages for the soldiers’ at war. However, the effect the war had on the soldiers fighting day in and day out was enormous. Constantly, soldiers were falling over dead, while others were being injured right and left. In addition to the massive amount of physical harm that was caused for the soldiers, many of them suffered emotional harm. After living through a war, these soldiers were trying to cope with the trauma of war, and all they had just witnessed. Some of the only ways these soldiers would survive during the course of the war was from the camaraderie they shared with fellow soldiers. The book All Quiet on the Western Front explores what daily war is like for soldiers, the graphic scenes of war, and the compartmentalization which was crucial for the continual fighting the soldiers endured. The author of All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque is able to portray daily life so well by using the characters Paul, Kat, Kropp and their fellow comrades. The reader sees Paul and Kat fighting together and the sorrows they experience together. In his article Stars and Stripes, Geoff Ziezulewicz