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All Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Lewis Milestone, is a harrowing Anti-War movie depicting the horrors of World War I through the eyes of German schoolboys turned recruits. It stars popular actors from the time period, such as Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, and John Wray. It follows the life of a young soldier and his friends who voluntarily joined the war because of how gratifying and heroic their professor made it seem as he pressured them to fulfill their “patriotic duty”. They witnessed…

to the German army, and ensuring his personal survival and the survival of his best friends, throughout the course of Erich Marie Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. At home, Paul is unable to return to the comfort of his life before the war, but in battle, he must force himself through basic orders. Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates how total war creates internal struggle within those who must fight in it. On the battlefield, Paul must force himself into compliance…

Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a chilling story about the drastic hardships and brutality of war. The novel follows the narration of a young solider, Paul Bäumer, through his experiences as a German soldier throughout the First World War. Paul is introduced along with his fellow soldiers. The reader is soon introduced to Paul’s first personal loss of Kemmerich. Following the first bombardment, the young soldiers realize the true nature of war and the atrocity that it is…

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 force soldiers to grow up by destroying their identity, youth, and innocence. In order to be a good soldier, a person must become like everyone else. Remarque writes about…

All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque and translated by A. W. Wheen, is coined as “The Greatest War Novel of All Time”. It sold almost 1,500,000 copies in the first year it was published, was translated into 12 different languages, and was very famous for it’s anti-war influence. This novel has 4 key themes that are prevalent throughout the book. Firstly is the comparison of the recruits to Remarque himself, then the dehumanization of soldiers, the usage and purpose…

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 All Quiet on the Western Front has an overriding theme of the intense brutality of World War 1. The novel depicts the harsh reality of the war, focusing on the cruel deaths and senseless suffering of those who were caught up in it. The novel illustrates an anti-war mindset as it showcases the issues about the brutality of war, the change of attitude of the narrator, Paul Bäumer, and erraticness of the war and death of comrades. The anti-war theme is seen in…

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…

Change In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, Erich Remarque shows that the war forced change. It is a recurring theme in the novel for things to be different than they used to be. Whether it was a change in men or relationships, the author showed how the soldiers were forced to adapt to the reality of the war. The war robs men of their previous selves by ripping away everything that they once were. A perfect example of this is when Paul says “We are not youth any longer...We were…

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…