Erich Maria Remarque

AQWF Chapter one Analysis In the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Bäumer says ¨We are none of us more than twenty years old. But young? . . . We are old folk.¨ (18). Youth is able to be interpreted many different ways; it can be related to age, but it can also be related to the qualities of a person(or any noun for that matter). Even if a person is not young they can have a youthful mind, soul or body. However, the opposite is true as well. Aged minds, souls, or…

believe there is nothing that could possibly be done to salvage the current state of affairs. The topic of discouragement and desperation influencing one’s outlook, as well as how it can or cannot affect the course of action, is explored heavily in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet On The Western Front through the central character, Paul Baümer, and how his outward view of his state during his time on the western front in World War I affected the course of his story. There are parts of his story…

If a literary counterpart to Guernica exists, it is Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, it portrays the toll of human suffering in World War I, a conflict that ushered in modern weapons of mass destruction, such as tanks and poison gas. However, many tales focus on the glory of the war, such as the epic Beowulf, rather than the devastation. With the help of luck, both Paul and Beowulf conquer opponents that mirror themselves. Despite similar victories, only Beowulf is…

and various poems written during WWI seem to think so. Soldiers on the battlefield have been enduring with the mental wear and tear of death, violence, and the loss of friends making it a two front war. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a great look into the mind of a soldier on the front lines. While the main character, Paul, is on leave back in his hometown he struggles to keep his sanity. He is trying to keep those memories suppressed because in his mind, “It is…

Woodrow Wilson, the author of “The Idealistic View”, and the 28th president of the United States, explains his view during the Paris Peace Conference, where it was the most terrible war that ended in November 1918. Wilson is known to be the “prince of peace” because he wants to make a better world. On May 26, 1917 Wilson clarifies viewpoints on that the people are fighting in the War for the liberty of all citizens. All the injustices must be turn into justice and protection must be devoted…

contained. Perspective can also be describe as psychology. Psychology is the study of of human behavior and describes why we act the way we do. Many times the human brain can become damaged without a person even realizing that it has happened. In Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front…

George Clemenceau claims that the war is completely caused by the Germans. Also, he criticizes the ninety-three-super-intellectuals of Germany, which was issued to justify the military’s aggression and he states the document does not justify anything. Since, the German troops destroyed historical buildings, burned down libraries, mistreatment of non-soldiers and France had been getting war threats from Germany since 1871 to 1914. Lenin urged immediate action to be taken as any delays would be…

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 Decorum Est". The authors of these literary works, Erich Maria Remarque and Wilfred Owen, use disturbing examples of zoomorphism, juxtaposition, and imagery to develop…

anything, and thus, Sydney Carton chooses to indulge himself with an a mass amount of alcohol. Another example that includes a group of individuals, would be Paul Baumer and his fellow soldiers from All quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. In this novel, soldiers of World War I are seen drinking in trenches upon warfare. During this time period, the soldiers in the book are experiencing high stress levels and anxiety as they fear for their lives every second. The soldiers…

in Germany. Possibly the most devastating immediate consequence of World War I was not the physical death, but the emotional devastation and isolation of a whole generation of European youth - referred to by many artists as the Lost Generation. Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front explores this concept through the eyes of German soldier Paul Baumer, who is off duty and visiting his mother when he reflects, “Ah! Mother, Mother! You still think I am a child - why can I not put my…