Category: All Quiet on The Western Front

In the novel, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ by Erich Maria Remarque, the author uses the character, Paul Baumer, to convey critiques of the military structure, and decisions. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ is a novel about a young soldier named Paul who was enlisted at a young age to fight for his…

Coming from a time when the Vietnam war was as it were fair wrapping up, however, the bad dream of the Cold War appeared to be moving theatres, from the blanketed greys of central Europe to the ruddy aridity of the Centre East, All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) could be a convenient antiwar…

Context has been used throughout time and history and has influenced texts. A writer can be influenced by context and the context in how and when it the novel was produced. Erich Maria Remarques novel All Quite on the Western Front written in 1928, is a story of a young 19-year-old boy named Paul Bäumer,…

Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, gas, tanks, machine-guns hand grenade words, words but they hold the horror of the world, Remarque, E.M. (1929) All Quiet on the Western Front. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was published in 1929 in Germany. The novel tells the story of Paul Baumer and his friends treacherous…

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Remarque, a German war veteran, that describes the intense physical and mental stress German soldiers were exposed to during World War I and the change back to civilian life after returning home. All Quiet on the Western Front was not like any other novel…

Introduction World War One broke up in the year of 1914, many soldiers were killed on the front-line of the battlefield. War took many lives away from their family and friends, taking away young soldiers dreams and leaving them no choice but to keep fighting in the war. Thus, some soldiers decided to write diaries…

The books read in class: All Quiet on the Western Front (by Erich Maria Remarque), and Things Fall Apart (by Chinua Achebe), are books that both demonstrate the different reasons why people engage in wars. People engage in wars for reasons such as their want to display patriotism, many others believe it is the right…

Erich Remarque’s harsh novel, All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the young German trooper Paul Baumer’s encounters in World War I, from his preparation to his passing in action. Nonetheless, as opposed to demonstrating how Paul develops as an individual, building up his thoughts and esteem, the novel instead indicates how Paulalongside his combatantsendures…

War is an experience that has physical and psychological damage on its victims. Many soldiers who have fought in war often become disconnected from their past lives and their loved ones. They may act in ways that may not seem appropriate or normal to people who have not experienced war but these actions are just…

Chapter 1: Why is it Ironic that Kantorek refers to the men as the Iron Youth? The Irony in Iron Youth Kantorek refers to the men as Iron Youth because they are willing to do anything for their country. The Iron Youth describes a strong German man, who will fight to protect his country. When…