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Although men served in battle in World War I, women also had important roles that sometimes were not as praised as men’s. Certain situations in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich M. Remarque can be seen as unsupportive of feminism, or the belief of equality of the sexes. Historically, women typically served as the hospital orderlies to care for and heal wounded soldiers in war. Surprisingly, mostly men play the role of the orderlies in All Quiet on the Western Front are men rather than women

Every autumn, the leaves change colors. The breathtaking reds, yellows, and oranges fill the trees with life. However, when the dull and wilted browns come, many feel dismayed at the change which takes away the pleasantness of autumn. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, shows a similar heartbreaking change that can be seen in Paul and his comrades. They soldiers leave home as vibrant, red, leaves, and come back as a shriveled, brown leaves. They feel the affect of the catastrophic

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

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque explores and demonstrates the themes of war and its devastating effects on the soldiers who participate in it. Set during the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front follows a man named Paul Baumer and his classmates who enlist for the war effort. A theme repeatedly expressed in the novel is the disdain for leadership such as Kantorek, Corporal Himmelstoss, and the Kaiser. The soldiers’ former teacher Kantorek is an example

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. On page 206, when the death of Paul happened on October 1918, shows you how his parent lost more than they gained. “He fell in October 1918” also “he has fallen forward and lay on the earth as though sleeping. Turning him over one saw that he couldn’t have suffered long. His face has

Paul Baumer’s definition of home changes throughout All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel written by Erich Remarque. Paul flip flops and is uncertain about where he feels the most comfortable: at the place in which he grew up or the trenches in the front. In the beginning, he yearns for his home, the civilian life he once had where he wrote poetry and played the piano, where there was warm, fresh, home-cooked meals and clean sheets. However, the further the novel progresses, the more Paul’s views

In Chapter 5 of “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer and his comrades ponder the idea of life after the war, specifically its effect on their mental well-being and future back home. During their conversation, Baumer mentions to the other soldiers that “The war has ruined us for everything,” (Remarque 87). Because the war is taking a lasting toll on the soldiers’ lives and their time to pursue other interests, it seems as though their grasp on life is slowly slipping

All Quiet on the Western Front is a fictional war story by Erich Maria Remarque that takes place in the First World War. Erich Maria Remarque was a German soldier in the First World War who suffered multiple injuries during his service. Erich Maria Remarque wrote All Quiet on the Western Front based on his experience from the First World War. The First World War is the first war to employ trench warfare, which was the digging of tunnels known as trenches to use as a defensive position on a battlefield

In All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, the main protagonist, Paul Bäumer, enlists in the German army of World War I with his classmates. At the age of twenty, he knows nothing of life but death, despair, and fear. As the war unfolds and the fighting continues, Pauls true character comes out. The war shaped him into a perceptive, selfless, and trustworthy soldier who will fight for his country at all times. At the beginning of the war, Paul is very familiar with living

In All Quiet on the Western Front, a World War I novel written by Erich Maria Remarque, the main protagonist, Paul Bäumer, has to overcome many obstacles the war throws at him. Bäumer is faced with challenges that he will have to overcome, endure, and accept. Soldiers must face the fact that war can change their life at any moment. During Paul's time in the war, he encounters multiple challenges such as suffering the loss of multiple comrades, learning about his mother's illness, and being shot at