Have you ever been in a war? Well, if you haven't, this novel is a great source for you to learn from. The author is Erich Marie Remarque, who was also in World War I in real life, and he published All Quiet on the Western Front in 1928. The novel is from the perspective of Puallisteneder, who enlisted in the German army for World War I at the age of 19, accompanied by his classmates. Although this novel, All Quiet On the Western Front, may seem inaccurate to what the actual World War I was like, it has many statements that are historically accurate and also have soldier's experiences. We can say this because the novel talks about the trenches, types of weapons, and all from the perspectives of the soldiers. In the novel, it gives scenes of
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In the trenches, you can get lice and trench foot. Trench foot is the exposure of your feet to wet, cold, and unsanitary conditions. The trenches were filled with muddy water, human waste, wounded soldiers, and dead bodies. Not only does All Quiet on the Western Front give many examples of the trenches, but it also talks about the many weapons used. In the novel, they talked about tanks, planes, machine guns, and gas. It gives examples of all, like how the soldiers always heard machine guns rattling on page 59. Another time they talked about weapons was on page 293 when Paul was sent to rest because he took in some gas. The gas attacks the respiratory tract and lingers in the trenches. Tanks were great for running through barbed wire along with being well-armored and airplanes were used for bombing. All Quiet on the Western Front also gives many examples from the soldier's perspective. It gives the whole war in the thoughts of a soldier, Paullistened. When Paul killed a French printer, the novel gives every second in great detail from pages 220-225. Paul was in such disbelief that he had to kill the French printer for his
In the trenches, you can get lice and trench foot. Trench foot is the exposure of your feet to wet, cold, and unsanitary conditions. The trenches were filled with muddy water, human waste, wounded soldiers, and dead bodies. Not only does All Quiet on the Western Front give many examples of the trenches, but it also talks about the many weapons used. In the novel, they talked about tanks, planes, machine guns, and gas. It gives examples of all, like how the soldiers always heard machine guns rattling on page 59. Another time they talked about weapons was on page 293 when Paul was sent to rest because he took in some gas. The gas attacks the respiratory tract and lingers in the trenches. Tanks were great for running through barbed wire along with being well-armored and airplanes were used for bombing. All Quiet on the Western Front also gives many examples from the soldier's perspective. It gives the whole war in the thoughts of a soldier, Paullistened. When Paul killed a French printer, the novel gives every second in great detail from pages 220-225. Paul was in such disbelief that he had to kill the French printer for his