The Way Back

Enrich Maria Remarque’s book ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ features Paul Bäumer, a 20-year old German soldier who represents a whole generation of men that history refers to as the ‘Lost Generation.’ Through his character, the author tells a story of men who were destroyed by what is referred to as ‘The Great War.’ For instance, in chapter 2, Paul attempts to describe the difference between his generation and that of the older soldiers and notes that the older soldiers had a life before the…

War is described as a state of armed conflict between different nations of states, and is mainly described in books as an adventuring and intense position where there is always a happy ending; however, war is not at all as described and the truth behind it is never revealed. During the World War I, many lives were lost, many were injured, and others were scarred, yet no one seems to mention theses true events and the effects that Wars cause on a human's physical and mental body. Authors who…

writing. He had great imagery and showed in in his WWII novel. “His last novel was Shadows in Paradise , he wrote it while living at 320 East 57th Street in New York City. The apartment building played a prominent role in his novel"(Wikipedia) The way he lived revolved around his novels and his novels revolved around his life, showing that his surroundings and background impacted his literature and vice versa. Next, Erich’s life changed many others because his life changed his literature which…

“This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure. Death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a beginning generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war”(Remarque). Taking place in World War two, a young man loses everything he held dear to him by becoming a soldier. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Erich demonstrates how the war can…

The novel, A Separate Peace, deals primarily with the internal conflicts of the protagonist Gene and the resulting external conflicts. John Knowles, the author, makes use of the extended metaphor of war to demonstrate the extent of Gene’s internal conflict. Additionally, by setting the novel in the midst of World War II the author furthers the comparison between what Gene was feeling and the actual war going on. However, Gene admits at the end of the novel that “[his] war ended before [he] ever…

Christopher Gage Mrs. Trimble 10-3 English Language Arts 20F 15 November 2016 Abusive Leaders In the First World War many of the soldiers encountered leaders that abused their powers in negative ways. In the novel All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, many of the soldiers have bad experiences with higher ranking leaders. Paul Baumer, Stanislaus Katczinsky, Leer, and many other soldiers had to do questionable things because their leaders told them to. Through leaders like…

generalized pruritus. This condition has been said to be just as severe as chronic pain and could damage how well you function in your day to day life. Chronic pruritus relates to many other common skin disorders but definitely differs in it’s own unique way. The causes of chronic pruritus can be so broad that it is categorized into four different groups. These four groups are dermatologic causes, systemic causes, neuropathic causes, and psychogenic causes. Sometimes the true cause…

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque, a victim and former soldier of war. The author served in the German army during the “Great War” and experienced traumatizing events, such as carrying a dying comrade and frequently working at the darkest hours of the night trying to avoid sniper fire. Once discharged from the military due to medical reasons, Remarque struggled through day to day life, constantly experiencing delusions and trauma from the war. Remarque…

All Quiet On The Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque is set in World War I in Germany, where Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old soldier, is assigned to the frontlines. The book tells the story of Paul on the battlefield, his time in the camp where he stays with some of his old classmates, when he is on leave, and in the hospital. Paul tells stories of the horror of the war and how it changed him forever. The author, Erich Maria Remarque, who’s real name was born on July 22, 1898 in Osnabruck,…

World War 1 and wars in general were always made to show honor and glory. In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet On the Western Front, he gives readers a new look on war that was rarely shown before. He uses Paul Baumer, the main character, to tell his story of what he experienced on the German side during World War 1. Remarque uses symbolism throughout his novel to help emphasize his feelings of war and how it affects the characters in the story. He incorporates Hemmerich’s boots,…