The novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, by Erich Maria Remarque shows a generation of war veterans that escaped the shells and gunfire, but yet were still torn by the effects of war on the mind. Remarque shows this through the main character in his novel, Paul Baumer, and the men in his regiment. Throughout the Baumer’s testament, he tells of the joys and the fears the men faced everyday. Through writing his novel, Remarque fulfills his purpose he set for himself by showing the horrors in…
Nationalism, the belief that one must be proud of their country no matter what it does. The novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, is a story told through the eyes of a young man, Paul Bäumer, explaining his various experiences throughout his time during World War One. Whether he is under bombardment or defending the home front there are many occurrences of patriotism throughout. To begin, the soldiers follow orders regardless of what they are when they are at war.…
All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, paints war in a realistic, brutal manner as opposed to romancing war. As narrated by the young German soldier, Paul Bäumer, the novel portrays how the atrocities of World War I transform an idealistic, nationalistic, young nineteen-year-old into a lost soul who is unable to envision a life outside of the war. Born in Germany in 1898, Remarque himself served in the war and spent time on the Western Front until severely injured in 1917. He…
“All Quiet on the Western Front”, written by Erich Maria Remarque visualizes the personal thoughts and witnessed horrors of WWI through the eyes of a German Soldier named Paul Baulmer. When the story begins Paul is one of few left from a company of 150 soldiers. His friend Hemmerich is dying in the hospital with an amputated leg and his friends are fighting for who gets his nice boots since he will not need both with only one leg. Paul, barely an adult witnesses horrors on the battlefield and…
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, is a story about war and the lost generation told through the perspective of a soldier. Some books attempt to romanticize or cover up the true face of war, but, All Quiet on the Western Front is an example of what being on the trenches was actually like. Throughout the story, Paul goes through many struggles equally physically and mentally scarring. All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent demonstration of the Lost Generation because…
In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque gives the first hand account of Paul Bäumer who enlists in the German Army with his classmates during World War I. World War I was a very transformative event, not just for the nations involved in the war, but for the rest of human history as well. World War I is one of the greatest wars in history as it brought about a whole new way of fighting and warfare. It changed so many aspects of how soldiers fought. Many technological…
In Nazi Germany the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was banned. Millions of copies were burned and Remarque lost his German citizenship and fled the country. The Nazi party did not agree with anything that went against what the party was about and that was exactly what this book did. The Nazis objected to this because the book told how the soldiers truly felt about war and it told how awful it was on the front lines. As well as, Remarque felt as though the soldiers…
In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, symbols are used to help better the understanding of the idea of how the brutal ways of the war have affected the soldiers by making them change their views and morals helping them survive the war. There are many cases in which objects and ideas have been symbolized to demonstrate the theme. Remarques boots, the horses, and the potato cakes are some of the symbols Remarque has used to manifest the theme. Wars all over the world are still…
Paul Bäumer’s Humanity in All Quiet on the Western Front In All Quiet on the Western Front, there are a multitude of events with the potential to rid Paul Bäumer of his humanity. The nature of his humanity becomes evident through his consideration of his comrades and his adversaries. Many times during the course of the novel, Paul reflects on his inhumane behavior in the war and recognizes the cause of his actions. Also, Paul consistently shows warmth in his communication with people…
The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque follows the story of Paul Baumer, a German soldier during World War I, and his everyday life in war. The most prominent message that Remarque emphasizes is the brutality and inhumane nature of war on not only German soldiers, but all people in war. Remarque highlights not only the physical hurt war has on people, but also the long lasting emotional toll, something Remarque believes follows the soldiers for the rest of their lives.…