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A literary analysis of "All Quiet on the Western Front". The author discusses the writer's examination of the horrors of World War I through the eyes of the soldiers involved in the war, as well as the effects of war on society at large.

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"All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is a book that explores the true horrors of World War I through the eyes of a German solider. The author uses the character of Paul to tell a realistic story of what the average WWI solider had to endure. This book raises the issue of how destructive war can be not only to a country, but also to a generation of a nation. One of the major themes in the story is that of the lost generation. An entire generation of men fighting for their country was lost in World War I."

Tags:all, analysis, english, erich, front, literary, maria, novel, quiet, remarque, western

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The paper discusses how World War I was named the war to end all wars, although of course, history tells of another reality. In this paper, the state of economy, the era's social issues, the political climate after WWI and the technological advancements are discussed as they relate to the time of publication of the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front". The paper looks at the novel turned film "All Quiet on the Western Front" that is the first major anti-war film of the sound era. ("All Quiet On the Western Front [1930])."

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"World War I was named the war to end all wars. Of course, history tells of another reality. In this paper, the state of economy, the era's social issues, the political climate after WWI and the technological advancements will be discussed as they relate to the time of publication of the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front". The novel soon turned into a film. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is the first major anti-war film of the sound era" ("All Quiet On the Western Front (1930))." World War I did change Western attitudes about war as history shows. It is this change in attitude that a theme of common humanity brings together..."

Tags:political, social, economy

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The paper relates that World War I was named the war to end all wars, but of course, history tells of another reality. The paper discusses how World War I did change Western attitudes about war as history shows. The paper explains that "All Quiet on the Western Front" was an important part of changing Western attitudes regarding war. The paper shows how from the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" comes a theme of common humanity that does not have a side in the war; soldiers discover a common element of humanity with other soldiers and the same goes for civilians and resistance fighters (Tighe).

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"World War I was named the war to end all wars. Of course, history tells of another reality. World War I did change Western attitudes about war as history shows. "All Quiet on the Western Front" was an important part of changing Western attitudes regarding war. From the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" comes a theme of common humanity. Common humanity does not have a side in the war. Soldiers discover a common element of humanity with other soldiers and the same goes for civilians and resistance fighters (Tighe). Erich Maria Remarque published "All Quiet on the Western Front" in 1929."

Tags:historical, common, theme

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This paper is an analysis of ?All Quiet on the Western Front?. It focuses on the effects of World War I on both the soldiers and society. The author discusses how the soldiers are separated and alienated from society due to the fact that no one can truly comprehend the horrors of the war and the returning soldiers are unable to communicate with those who have not experienced it.

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"Erich Maria Remarque?s literary breakthrough, All Quiet on the Western Front, still stands at the forefront of a host of novels on that most tragic recurrence in the history of human experience: war. It meticulously chronicles the thoughts of a soldier in World War I while simultaneously detailing the horrors of all wars. The war is seen through the eyes of Paul Baumer, the mouthpiece for Remarque's bitter critique of the ideals of patriotism and nationalism that drove nations into this catastrophe."

Tags:erich, maria, remarque, war, baumer, paul, soldier

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This paper reviews "All Quiet on the Western Front", a 1979 film about the life of soldiers during World War I, directed by Delbert Mann. The author summarizes the film which follows the journey of the main character, Paul Baumer, from a young student who believes the lies told to him by his country that war is glorious, to a hardened soldier who believes that the cause he is fighting for is meaningless. The paper discusses the symbolism of Paul's drawing of a bird before he is shot and killed and also examines the themes of the film; humanity and the horrors of war.

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"The film underlines the fact that only the governments and leaders of governments who are not risking their lives desire war. The film ends with Paul drawing a bird in the trenches, for one representative image of peace and nature in no man's land, when he is shot and killed. The bird symbolizes Paul's desire to fly free of where he is, and also his old, schoolboy interests and talents, which he abandoned to go to war. Throughout the film he tries to hold onto his drawing ability, to provide himself with some sense of identity outside of the military, although he has fewer and fewer positive images to sketch as the war wears on."

Tags:wars, world war I

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The paper discusses the message in the film, "All Quiet on the Western Front", that only the leaders of governments who do not risk their lives and face life in trenches desire war. The paper describes how the character Paul kills an enemy soldier and is forced to acknowledge the other man's humanity in a very basic and elemental fashion. The paper also highlights how Paul focuses on the commonality of humanity rather than the differences imposed upon humans by leaders and war.

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""All Quiet on the Western Front" is a film that revolves around the life of soldiers during World War I, and is one of the most profoundly anti-war films of its age. It is a remake of the 1930 classic, which was itself a dramatization of the book by Erich Maria Remarque of the same name. "All Quiet on the Western Front" It depicts the journey of Paul Baumer from a young, callow student who believes the lies told to him by his country that war is glorious, to a hardened soldier who believes that the cause he is fighting for is meaningless, and there is no difference between himself and the men he is fighting in the trenches."

Tags:trenches, foxholes, war, warfare, government, humanity

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The paper reveals that Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" is probably the most successful war novel ever written. The paper discusses this tragedy that vividly conveys the physical horrors of war and looks closely at Remarque's descriptions of how war turned everything to a nightmare of senseless death.

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"All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most successful war novel ever written. Its publishers have called it the greatest war novel ever written. When it first appeared in its American edition, it was reviewed favorably by a number of publications, including The Nation, The New Republic, Saturday Review of Literature, and the New York Times. It was an overwhelming best-seller in Germany and throughout the world. In Germany, it caused a traumatic polarization of political views, as right-wing nationalists were outraged over its antiwar and antimilitary message. Alarmed over the popularity of the book, they staged riots in various cities to protest the showing of the 1930 film version of the book, preventing it from being shown in many places."

Tags:war, military, horrors, tragedy, death

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This paper will discuss the book "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Remarque, and learn about the character Paul Baumer, who undergoes many changes in the novel. By understanding the relevance of this main character, we can see how the author constructs him over the period of time in the book.

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This paper explains that murder has a profound affect on man as depicted in Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front"
when the protagonist Paul Baumer, gradually moving from an idealistic German student to an embittered and realistic young man forced to both see and perpetuate senseless carnage on men, forgets the reason for hating. The author points out that trapped in the mud of the no-man's land, Paul has his illusions shattered fairly quickly, though he still seems to cling to the belief that there can still be gentleness and beauty in the world. The paper relates that, although Paul has been responsible for men's deaths before, he never witnessed the exact moment that they stopped breathing, until he stabbed a Frenchman in a trench; even after the man has finally died, Paul cannot find his way back to total sanity.

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"After several months in the war, Paul Baumer goes home. However, he is like the man from the country, who, once accustomed to the noise at night in the city, cannot readjust to the silence of the country. Coming home, he immediately realizes how many things have changed. He has become hardened, his mother is near death, and no one can comprehend what war is truly like. "But a sense of strangeness will not leave me, I cannot feel at home amongst these things. There is my mother, there is my sister, there my case of butterflies, and there the mahogany piano-but I am not myself there. There is a distance, a veil between us." (139). Paul is unable to resume the life he once led, even for just a few weeks. His father continually asks him questions, "...in a way I find stupid and distressing." (143). Paul is also offended by his old German-master, who patronizingly tells him, "You see only your little sector and so cannot have any general survey." (145). "

Tags:illusions, idealism, killing, sanity, change

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The paper discusses Erich Maria Remarque's novel, "All Quiet On The Western Front." The paper highlights the theme of the lives of soldiers who survived WWI and the impact on their post-war lives and also examines their characters.

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"World War I was called "The war to end all wars." Of course today we know differently. What makes this German anti war novel so powerful, is that it may well be one of the only books to look at the ordinary German soldier fighting in the trenches. Fighting and dying for a cause few understood."

Tags:Waer, Lost Generation, death