All Quiet on the Western Front Essay

In an article by Johanna De Schmidt titled, “All Quiet On The Western Front,” Johanna shares the account of a French soldier by the name of Robert Plard, who shared an experience of hearing soldiers play a broken piano, or any piano, when they had an opportunity. Johanna De Schmidt observes that, “detached from…

words are said from him when he walks out, but it is told that he walks back to the hotel. Readers can observe that this ending is not only a peaceful and calming conclusion, but a depressing and devastating end as well. The ending of All Quiet on the Western Front ends with the death of the main character, Paul Bäumer. When Paul dies, it is said that “ his face had an expression of calm, as though almost glad the end had come” (Remarque 140). This can closely relate to the end of the A Farewell…

All Quiet on the Western Front The movie All Quiet On The Western Front shows how the German soldiers endured extreme mental and physical trauma. In the beginning of the movie Paul Baumer, the main protagonist, explains how the young men were classmates with bright futures ahead of them just months before, now most of them will come out if not dead then severely traumatized. In the first war scene we see the men casually walking over dead bodies and finding fighting would be more important than…

The War Fought At The Emotional Front The name World War I echoes the major loss of life and destruction that was faced by various countries including Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Germany, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Most historians agree that the war was started due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914, although there are signs that show otherwise. Safely tucked away are the personal struggles faced by various…

war memorial because all those that would truly be able to appreciate the sacrifice that it represents are dead. Furthermore, Sassoon describes the soldiers as "doomed, conscripted, [and] unvictorious," which alludes to the idea in All Quiet on the Western Front that the soldiers lost their connection to the innocence of their youth, causing them to become hopeless and demoralized for as long as they had to live. Similar to how the soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front display helplessness…

of the fire lights up our faces, shadows dance on the wall. Sometimes a heavy crash and the lean-to shivers” (Remarque 94). A beautiful imagery surfaces in several scenes in the novel. In another instance Remarque describes the front as an animal cage when he says: “The front is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen” (101). In addition, Remarque uses euphemism when Tjaden was upset and Paul comments by saying: “At the same time he ventilates his backside” (83). Remarque…

Revolution both greatly jolted Western society and culture, as well as challenged and rejected some of the inherited ideas…

Seeing war and having those thoughts and memories there forever is hard for any soldier to live with. World War I was one of the most destructive wars this world has ever seen. The soldiers who fought in WWI saw horrific things, and if those soldiers were lucky enough to survive, those horrific memories remained. In the book and poem they both show the pain and vivid harm the war did. Both the poem and the book show how war ages the soldiers. In the book it quotes “ We are none of us more…

only those who serve in it experience. It wasn’t just the main squad that showed what war is, but also all of the soldiers killed throughout the movie. War is definitely not to be taken light or to be seen as great. No matter which side wins, the amount of lives lost loom over people, especially soldiers. The film does a spectacular job of exemplifying a quote from All Quiet on the Western Front, which says “Let the months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they…

provides a plethora of options to choose for your life. But for the reason of wanting the thirst for war and wanting to go into battle should not be the reason for joining the army. The theme “there is no glory in war”, is portrayed in All Quiet on the Western Front by the acts of lying to the youth, forcing soldiers to change into animals, and showing the cruelty of losing a comrade. From the perspective of Paul and his classmates, joining the army seemed like the best decision. Though some…