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his fellow classmates in the time of World War I, and is the narrator of this story. The name of this story is called All Quiet On The Western Front and the authors name is Erich Maria Remarque. The German recruits all think that they could acquire metals and honor quickly; on the other hand though they figure out that it is not the case at all. The team has a terrible experience all together being a part of the war. The first enduring experience for the troop was dealing with Corporal…

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel, and Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s own graphic memoir, Paul Baumer and Marji live in unfavorable environments, permanently shaping their beliefs and identities. During World War I, Paul fights on the Western Front where the war dehumanizes him. Before Baumer serves in the cruel war, he is blinded by the glory he is told he will receive by entering Germany’s army. However, after months of witnessing inhumanely killed…

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque about the nature of the First World War using a first person view of the character, Paul Bäumer, from the German army inside the war. Remarque uses language and stylistic features to convey the physical and psychological destructiveness of the war to convey the brutal nature of the warfare that created a lost generation whose innocence was stolen too young and their lives destroyed. A main concept illustrated in the novel…

The character of youth is debatable. To some, youth is a state of carefree naivete. To others, youth is a state of savagery, the condition of humankind before they are tamed by civilization and order. In All Quiet in the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the protagonists are 20 year old young men with no life experience. They are characterized by a sense of cluelessness to the world’s cruelties and vigor for life. Tragically, the youths’ innocence is what causes them to be susceptible to…

Victoria Mestre Ms. Kiefer All Quiet On The Western Front: PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD takes over the lives’ of people everyday. PTSD is a debilitating anxiety disorder that is often found in individuals whom have experienced traumatic or traumatizing events. PTSD is common in individuals whom have served in the military and have witnessed traumatic events, therefore, making it next to impossible to live their everyday lives.…

Thanks to brilliant imagery and the unpleasant topic of war, All Quiet on the Western Front creates lasting, jarring scenes that stick in the reader’s mind. To me, three specific scenes have stayed with me after completing the book. In chapter four, there is a battle in a graveyard. The battle begins in a field, but the soldiers are then forced to take cover in the graveyard; Paul even has to cover himself with an unearthed coffin. There is a sad irony about the scene, with such deadly violence…

All Quiet On the Western Front is relevant to current times. All quiet on the western front definitely will leave you quiet after reading it, this book demonstrates camaraderie, nature of war, and loss of innocence through it’s main character Paul Baumer. This American classic takes place during WWI written by Erich Maria Remarque and is to be compared to Henry V, written by William Shakespeare which takes place during the Hundred Years War. Henry V shows the reader a sense of the monarchy…

All Quiet on the Western Front and A Long Way Gone: A Psychological and Emotional Comparison Imagine yourself in the middle of a field, your comrades dying around you, people crying out for their mothers. This is the dreadful reality of war. The novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah follow the stories of Paul Baumer and Ishmael Beah, two young soldiers experiencing these things every day. The psychological and emotional journey of these…

Comparing All Quiet on the Western Front to Actualities in World War One The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the twenty-eighth of June, 1914, in Bosnia sparked the Great War. Later known as World War One, it was fought between the Allied Powers, Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, and the Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. Many novels and movies have been made featuring this monstrosity. One such novel is the classic All Quiet on the…

The Humanity in "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque shows that humanity can exist in war. Paul expresses three human qualities throughout the war. He is a man about survival, love, and brotherhood. Survival is what the body is made to do. It has many different parts that keep it going and alive. Love cannot be summed up in words. Paul expresses love through his actions in the story. He has a great heart.…