Erich remarque

people (tough not necessarily the main characters) in the two stories enlisted was because of the way war was portrayed. In All Quiet on the Western Front, during Paul’s time spent at home, soldeirs were considered heroes and called “the Iron Youth” (Remarque 28). In addition to this, civilians believed that life was better at the front, because, as Paul’s German-master says, “Naturally it's worse here. Naturally. The best for our soldiers every time, that goes without saying.” Young boys are led to believe

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front exhibits how war breaks man out his shell and the destructiveness it brings. Throughout the novel, the experience of World War I is shared by the viewpoint of Paul Baumer. Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old german soldier who is required to detach from himself in order to be successful on the front. At the beginning of the war, Paul was a kind and compassionate boy who had no experience of the gruesomeness that was brought prior to the war. While on the front

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. World War I did bring devastation to many counties but, there was

The title of the book ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ clearly provides a reflection of the horrors that surrounded the European continent because of the war. The author of the book, Eric Maria Remarque, extracted the ideas from the experience he obtained for being a young man during the war period. This review aims at establishing a comparison between the scenes of the battle and the peaceful places. The story revolves around Paul Baumer that was a young soldier serving in the German army during

Remarque’s novel supports the idea that “There is nothing redeemable about war, it only destroys. One way that the novel supports that idea is by showing how war damages the mind. When soldiers are at war, they grow accustomed to the many stressors involved in that level of combat. While this may be beneficial during fighting because they are able to react quickly and efficiently to danger, that level of adrenaline isn’t healthy for regular civilian life. In the book, Paul experiences some difficulty

Any veteran who has ever been through combat, or has seen it firsthand, can attest to the fact that it is difficult to return to the normalcy of their everyday lives. The things they saw and heard on the battlefield tend to play over and over in their minds, often making it hard to function on a day to day basis. Kurt Vonnegut and Tim O’Brien are no exceptions to this post-war experience, and both use their writing to escape the overwhelming feelings that would have otherwise consumed them. Even

By Joseph Merna This is the story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their training beginning in 1942 to the end of 1945. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the beginning of D-Day supporting the landings at Utah beach, took part in the liberation of Carentan and parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also freed a concentration camp and they were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden. A great tale

All Quiet on the Western Front, is a story based on Paul Baumer and his experiences with war. Paul and several of his friends join the German army to fight on the French front during World War I. They made this decision for honor and glory, but they soon realized war was nothing they thought it would be. Paul experienced many unforgettable scenes. He states from the book, they hid in a graveyard, where the force of the shelling caused the buried corpses to emerge from their graves, as groups of living

There are many interesting things that can be compared and contrasted from these two books. Both Henry and Charlie are afraid of what might happen to them in the war. The war hurt Charlie and he knows that he is slowly dying and Henry leaves the war with dramatic stress for the rest of his life. Both Charlie and Henry were good hearted men that did not want to kill anyone. These two books are about two young boys that join the army in the civil war and tell about what they went through while in battle

War is a life changing experience. In the novel All Quiet On The Western Front it presents itself many a time as a change for the worse. Not only do these soldiers lose friends, brothers in arms, they also lose their innocence. In the novel, the main protagonist Paul and his good buddies from school are barely nineteen years of age when they join the war. They aren’t soldiers they are only boys. They soon learn that fighting this war is demanding not only physically, but mentally, and emotionally