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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

deadliest conflicts in human history. Known as the “Western Front”, the border of Germany and France was the site to some of the bloodiest battles of the war. There are very few novels that truly exemplify the events that took place along this front. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Displays important themes, imagery, and symbolism, that help show how this great war affected the soldiers, the countries involved and the world. Some examples of symbolism, such as Kemmerich’s

The first world war is taking place. Paul Baumer, a high school graduate from Germany enlists in the army along with many of his fellow peers. From the beginning of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul is doomed. This is due to the fact that the conditions of the war are gruesome, and the war has taken a toll on Paul’s mental health. The conditions Paul is exposed after enlisting in the army are treacherous, and are detrimental to his fate. Paul describes these conditions

World War I was one of the most destructive wars in recorded Human History and it was only 100 years ago. The book, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque proves that war is very destructive. The people we are looking at are Paul Baumer, Albert Kropp, and Detering. These people are brainwashed and are told that they are the “iron youth” and are coerced to join the army during World War I. Then they go into the war and see that war is not glorious, but see an ugly reality that is war

All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front sets a theme for the story around comradeship. Throughout the novel there are many examples of what comradeship is truly about

“All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is considered a classic novel by many. The antiwar book is taught and read throughout the world, and it sheds light on the traumas that World War 1 brought. It shows that war can change a person physically​, mentally, and emotionally. The soldiers of the first World War became the Lost Generation by experiencing the horrors they felt and saw. In the novel, Paul becomes lost in all of these ways due to the monstrosities of war. During the

Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front has largely been considered as one of the most outstanding war novels which is significantly due to Remarque’s exposure of the reality of war through literary devices. Remarque utilizes the personification of death in order to establish how frequently the soldiers encounter death, the intensity of death at war, and how familiar death is to the soldier. In the beginning of the novel, the main group of comrades go to visit their close friend, who

understand what goes on out on that battlefield? We would have to see and experience it ourselves to fully grasp why soldiers come back so scarred. Not only physically but emotionally, and socially as well. All quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a story told by a soldier named Paul Baumer. He shares his experiences of his service in World War one. The realities of the war and the death that surrounded Paul Baumer were so epic that he didn't even feel like he was himself when he

Juxtaposition, a literary device in which two or more people, places, or ideas are placed side by side for the purpose of contrasting them, is frequently used in Erich Maria Remarque’s war novel titled All Quiet on the Western Front to exaggerate the brutal nature of war. Remarque often offsets these grotesque descriptions with portrayals of nature and everyday beauty, and utilizes this juxtaposition of war and nature to portray the true horror of war. When Paul Baumer describes the significance

All Quiet on the Western Front The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque describes the psychological and physical battles of young soldiers such as the main character Paul Baumer who was pressured by the spirit of nationalism and his school master into joining the German army during World War I. In the beginning the young students are glowing with enthusiasm with the honor to be trusted with serving their nation in a time of crisis. The inexperienced soldiers soon loose