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under them and maybe big enough for things like countries and the world. This is a big idea that Erich Remarque had when he was writing All Quiet on the Western Front. The war in the novel and the soldiers who take place in it are greatly impacted by the people who have control over them. The soldiers do not agree or like how they run things. A larger theme in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque is power is bad because instinct takes over. The first reason that this is a larger theme found

Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque uses literary devices such as metaphors, similes, and imagery to help the reader have a better understanding of what he went through in the war. On page 70 the recruits are getting attacked by bombs and deadly gas. When Paul is talking about being bombed and having to use gas masks to breath he says “I climb out over the edge of the shell-hole. In the dirty twilight lies a leg torn clean off; the boot is quite whole,”(Remarque 70). This piece of text is

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). At the beginning of the novel

Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, and the many letters written by soldiers give several different and similar views of World War 1. The letters written by the soldiers talk about his or her individual problems and how they miss and love his or her families. In The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916, Alistair Horne writes day to day stories about the Battle of Verdun and of soldiers discussing his or her feelings at that point. Erich Maria Remarque writes in All Quiet on the Western

on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque is quoted as saying “It is very [odd] that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.” Erich Maria Remarque was a German writer, author of the famous, “All Quiet on the Western Front”, and was one of the many influential authors who wrote in the literary time of Modernism. Remarque was an important figure, and his books highlight both the uselessness of war, and the hellish realities of it. Erich Maria Remarque was born on June 22

Nathan Brown Quarter 2 Book Report American History My second quarter book was called “All is Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. This book as about a man named, Paul Baumer who is fighting for Germany in World War 1. He and a bunch of his friends from high school join an army voluntarily. They heard their teacher (Kantorek) in class giving patriotic speeches. After joining the army, Paul and his friends soon come to a conclusion that joining the army was not what they thought it

Remarque’s Purpose Before, Erich Maria Remarque wrote “All Quiet On The Western Front”, a book respectfully known as ‘The Greatest War Novel of All Time’, war was glorified by man. The author wrote the book to give an accurate summary of the Great War by portraying the mental toll soldiers faced, the great number of deaths, and the fact young soldiers fought other men’s battles against each other. The main character in the true story, Paul Baumer, describes warring against the French in the battlefield

lost forever, regardless if they exited in a coffin. In Erich Maria Remarque’s landmark novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, he illustrates the everyday hell soldier’s face fishing in the battlefields of WWI. The novel, Paul Baumer, is a foot soldier fighting for the German army; he shares a first-hand account of the war’s atrocities on himself and his comrades in arms. In the novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, the author reveals the horrifying yet calmness between

Motifs in Chapter One through Five in “All Quiet on The Western Front” All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque in 1929. The novel is narrated by a young man named Paul who recently graduated from high school and is enlisted in the army during the first world war. During the first five chapters, there are three motifs that are consistent. These include animal instincts, horror, and nature. A recurring aspect throughout chapters one through five is the idea

In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front a special relationship exists between the author and the novel itself. Research notes that Erich Maria Remarque turned all of his life experiences into his writings, and that the novel is said to have sentimental insight to Remarque’s thoughts and feelings (“Remarque, Erich Maria” - Encyclopedia.com). Remarque, author of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, portrays himself in his writings through the situations he places his characters in and those