Abstract A literary analysis of "All Quiet on the WesternFront". 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 WesternFront, 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."
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Abstract This paper is an analysis of ?All Quiet on the WesternFront?. 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 WesternFront, 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
Abstract The paper discusses the book "All Quiet on the WesternFront" by Erich Maria Remarque about a young German soldier during World War I. The paper studies, through the eyes of the main character of the book, Paul B?umer, how modern warfare, especially trench fighting, affects the soldier by destroying him and inflicting him with physical hardships and mental anguish.
From the Paper "The physical hardships are hard to endure. The men fight off more than the enemy. They have to battle hunger and disease. Their food is little and far in between because there are not enough rations. When they do receive food, Paul says, ? We pull in our belts tighter and chew every mouthful three times as long. Still the food does not last out; we are damnably hungry. I take out a scrap of bread, eat the white and put the crust back in my knapsack; from time to time I nibble at it?(108). Paul does whatever he can to make to food as long as possible."
Abstract This paper will discuss the book "All Quiet on the WesternFront" 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.
Abstract This paper explains that murder has a profound affect on man as depicted in Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the WesternFront"
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.
From the Paper "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). "
Abstract The paper discusses Erich Maria Remarque's novel, "All Quiet On The WesternFront." 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.
From the Paper "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."
Abstract The paper reveals that Remarque's "All Quiet on the WesternFront" 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.
From the Paper "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."
Abstract This paper reviews "All Quiet on the WesternFront", 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.
From the Paper "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."
Abstract The paper discusses the message in the film, "All Quiet on the WesternFront", 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.
From the Paper ""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
Abstract This paper examines Mary Wollstonecraft's novel "Frankenstein", or the "Modern Prometheus" and Erich Remarque's "All Quiet on the WesternFront" and looks at how they both ask readers to come to terms with what is essential about human nature and the ways on which the terrible technologies that humans build to bridge the chasm between life and death can come to redefine what it means to be human.
From the Paper "Mary Wollstonecraft's novel "Frankenstein" or the "Modern Prometheus" and Erich Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" both ask us to comes to terms with what is essential about human nature and the ways on which the terrible technologies that human..."
Tags: shelly, remarque, westernfront, frankenstein, World War I, technology
Abstract This paper presents a detailed examination of the WesternFront during the Great War of 1914-1918. The author discusses one of the currently least talked about wars which had one of the largest impacts on the way the world would shape itself. The writer explores what life was like in the trenches for those who served in the war and presents an overview of many aspects of the war.
From the Paper "Experts have said that the Great War of 1914 ushered in the most destructive and violent century in human history. Those who were alive to witness its battles believed it served as a sort of cleansing action for the eras that were in conflict(The Great War ushered in the 20thCenturyhttp://www.pitt.edu/~pugachev/greatwar/ww1.html). The old world was being forced to retire at a time it was not ready, while the new era promoted progress for mankind, yet carried with it, violence and bloodshed. For those who were in the trenches the war represented an almost good versus evil question and when it was over many dreams had died. ?The naive dreams of progress, along with the innocence of the pre-war world, faith in God, and hope in the future all died in the trenches of Europe(The Great War ushered in the 20thCenturyhttp://www.pitt.edu/~pugachev/greatwar/ww1.html).?"
Abstract This paper looks at the techniques used in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and Remarque's novel, "All Quiet on the WesternFront", to protest the social conditions they were writing about. Both authors use the language and the metaphors of their time to help emphasize their point. Stowe also used narration, commentary, and poetry to make her anti-slavery statement, whereas Remarque relied heavily on graphic depictions to make his anti-war statement. To help determine the effectiveness of the novels' social protest, the paper compares the two novels to David Halberstam's journalistic account of the Vietnam War.
From the Paper "There is a single problem common to Uncle Tom's Cabin and All Quiet on the Western Front, despite the works? having been created in different centuries on different continents and nominally about different subjects. The single, common problem is this: the valuation of one group of human beings by another, with that valuation coming in lower for the group being valued."
Abstract This paper examines Nietzsche's view of the disorder in the world during and after WWI by examining John McCrae's poem, "In Flanders's Field", and "All Quiet on the WesternFront" by Erich Maria Remarque.
From the Paper "The essence of the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche is a stated view of human existence where all individuals possessing attributes of excellence or superiority are at odds with their complacent, or intellectually slumbering society. Nietzsche's supposed madman of his famous "Parable" voiced a critique and a prophesy of the world, a world that had killed God, for better or for worse. Yet the world, said the madman, temporarily remained willfully ignorant of this fact and thus the madman's truth remained unheard and deliberately misunderstood by the masses as merely the voice of madness, so spoke Nietzsche in the ?Parable of the Madman.? (Nietzsche, 1882)."
An analysis of the books "Kidnapped" by Robert Lewis Stevenson, "All Quiet on the WesternFront" by Erich Maria Remarque and "Dynamics of Faith" by Paul Tillich.
Abstract This paper discusses three books that describe western civilization's progress toward modernism: "Kidnapped", "All Quiet on the WesternFront" and "Dynamics of Faith". The paper examines the characters of David in "Kidnapped" and Paul in "All Quiet on the WesternFront." The paper portrays how the authors of these two novels present a dim view of a society that often embraces evil at the expense of faith and humanity. The paper notes that "Dynamics of Faith" by Paul Tillich takes a more optimistic view of the modern world and modernity.
From the Paper "Both of these novels take place at crucial times in history, when the world was changing in many ways. In "Kidnapped," David's life alters because of his parent's death and his circumstances change dramatically. He begins to see a side of life that can only be described as more "modern" than he was used to - filled with dangerous men with little faith or goodness in them. Stevenson seems to be saying there is great evil in the world of the 1750s - murder, slavery, arranged kidnappings, and more, and it is due to a lack of faith and Godliness in many people."
Tags: evil, humanity, callousness, science, morality, David, Alan, Paul
Abstract This paper introduces and analyzes the book "All Quiet on the WesternFront" by Erich Maria Remarque. Specifically, it gives an historical analysis of the book and looks at the question: "How and why does World War I have an impact on this novel? "All Quiet on the WesternFront" is a war novel that brings the true horrors of war home to the reader in an effort to show the futility of war.
From the Paper "All Quiet on the Western Front" may be one of the most classic and enduring novels about war, as it relates the story of young, innocent men caught up in the violence and bloody battles of trench warfare at its worst. World War I was the first war to make use of modern weapons, such as the machine gun and the airplane. It was the first war to introduce mass killing on a scale that no one thought possible, and the young men who fought in the war were often permanently wounded ? not only physically, but often mentally as well. The doctors called it "shell shock." Today they call it the "Gulf War Syndrome," or the "Vietnam War Syndrome." Men in war see horrific things on and off the battlefield, and they cannot forget them. The First World War began a long line of horrific battles, and the veterans who returned brought the horrors home with them, and often kept them buried deep inside."
