troops because they were confused. Later that day, he screamed for help from his troops but he got shot again and this time he died. This is chapter one and Remarque already establishes his imagery. Remarque uses many literary devices in All Quiet on the Western Front such as symbolism, metaphors, and imagery. “We must look out for our bread. The dirty rats have become much more numerous lately because the trenches are no longer in good condition” (101-102). The rats symbolize death. The…
fictitious ones. Truth is the root of all of these things, as it is the source of all views and perceptions on life and its happenings. Truth is objective; there is a real, unchangeable truth to every subject or event known to man. Reality shares the same characteristic. Both truth and reality can be differently interpreted by people, but they will never change. Happening truth is also unchanging, regardless of how one interprets it. In All Quiet on the Western…
Both themes of All Quiet on the Western Front and The Hollow Men involve the men that they have formerly killed. In All Quiet on the Western Front, some become obsessed with taking the place of the people they have killed. Paul in chapter nine becomes lost on the front and has to take shelter and hide in a shell hole close to enemy lines. During the time he takes shelter a man, later it is discovered that his name is Gerard Duval, jumps into the shell hole, and Paul stabs him so he is critically…
else. I didn’t know who was shot because I was in the back but by the the sounds and screams it sounded like an older man. One of the soldiers, probably the one who was hit by the club, yelled, “Fire”. All I saw was smoke and all I heard were screams. I knew that at least three people were dead. After all the smoke had cleared out there was complete silence. There were five dead bodies on the ground. Some squirming and some still as a rock. The white snow was turning deep red. I was shocked and…
However, the most important theme of all is prevalently discussed throughout the entirety of the novel, which is an optimistic outlook will never allow for one to lose all hope and sight for the future. Even though this idea is very cliché, it is impactful to the reader as it serves a reminder to the often distraught and emotionally consumed reader things…
The first main instance is in chapter 6. In Chapter 6, Paul and a few others comes across a few soldiers whose noses are cut off by the enemy’s and eyes poked out with bayonets. Their mouths and even their noses are stuffed with some sawdust so they suffocate to death (if not already dead). This constant view of death that causes the soldiers to fight back like insensible animals. They used spades to butcher the enemy faces and jab bayonets into the backs of enemy’s who was too slow to get away…
fond of it” (Roy Blount). This just scratches the surface of the awful circumstances soldiers are put through in the heat of battle. In All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), Erich Maria Remarque describes the many…
1. In the second half of All Quiet on the Western Front, the soldiers return to the front after rumours of an attack. They are caught under heavy fire and their company of 150 men is reduced to only 32. Moreover, one of Paul’s friends, Haie Westhus, is killed after being stabbed during the attack. Paul is given a seventeen day vacation and upon his return home, he discovers that his mother has been diagnosed with cancer. He returns to the front once again where he is informed that they will be…
events in human history. People from all over the continent adored and glorified the opportunity to enlist in the war. Although this excitement caused people to enlist, it did not continue as they started to experience the horrors of war. Soldiers participated in these wars at the expense of their humanity that they would never be able to regain. Literary works are created across the globe detailing the stories of soldiers such as the novel All Quiet on the Western Front and the poem "Dulce Et…
In the beginning of the story the British were advancing in the war. They soon made there way to the Martin’s home, when they got there they killed all of the continental army that the Martins were helping out. Then the British set their house on fire because of what they did. During this event the British took the oldest son named Gabriel as a prisoner because he told them he was in the Army. Another one of his sons ran after Gabriel and got shot and killed by the British army sergeant. This…