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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

Introduction: Rainer Maria Rilke is the most influential and epoch making German poet of twentieth century. His “Duino Elegies” is the short sequences of ten poems. It is widely considered to be the century’s masterpiece of German lyric poetry. Rilke’s poetry explores the inner experience and the symbolic process of the psyche. Two things are important about these poems. Firstly, Rilke makes people conscious of their inner world. This is actually a process of healing of the mental suffering. The

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

Throughout history, many novels and films have been created to portray what life is like for soldiers in different wars. Back when Erich Maria Remarque first came out with All Quiet on the Western Front, it was quite the altered point of view from what most people were saying. During this time period, people tried to cloud others from the reality of what was actually going on for the soldiers on the battlefront, and lots of men and women had questions that were not being answered. Remarque’s reason

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

In addition to army attire, All Quiet on the Western Front exploits an obvious divide in powers between Paul’s generation and the one before him. This divide causes unneeded tension amongst soldiers that reinforces the over theme that war has a horrific effect on those involved. For example, Remarque proposes, “Give ‘em all the same grub and all the same pay and the war would be over and done in a day” (32). This quote is said by Katczinsky, not only does it give insight to his unique personality

There is a formula of writing that Rainer Maria Rilke explores in his Letters to a Young Poet. This formula, which describes a balance between two extremes, is also applicable to life. In order for true meaning and purpose to be gleaned from life, it has to be lived deeply in a combination of solitude and engaging with the world. In the first letter, Rilke cautions Kappus against turning to outside sources for advice, “you ask whether your verses are any good … you send them to magazines, you compare

There are plenty of factors that makes Erich Maria Remarque book, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front universal. Factors such as, the brotherhood between the guys, loss of youth/innocence, the horror of war, denial of the soldiers, and Kemmerich’s boots. I will discuss three of these universal themes that stood out the most to me throughout the book. I will focus on the brutality of war, the denial to talk about their experiences outside of the war zone and on Kemmerich’s boots and the role it played

German author Erich Maria Remarque was born in 1898 in Germany and became a well-known novelist. While in school, Erich wanted to pursue a career in music but had to put that on hold when he enlisted into the German army. He fought on the western front, and was injured many times. After the conclusion of the war Erich began writing, and published his first very successful book in 1929, “All Quite on the Western Front.” The novel, “All Quite on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is a story

Maria Full of Grace, written and directed by Joshua Marston, is a film portraying the Colombian drug trade. Marston being born in the U.S, includes some international socially fragile aspects within this film. He shows the globalization of the flower and drug trade, within Colombia. Incidentally showing the globalization of the film industry as well. As this film reaches towards a specific audience who are sentimental to the negative activities in the global south. Marston includes an unrealistic