Category: All Quiet on The Western Front

The historical-fiction novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque describes the atrocities of World War I from the perspective of the Germans. The war started in 1914 and lasted till 1918, nationalism being a large contributor towards the starting of this war. Across these 4 years there was a casualty count…

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…

Stanislaus Katczinsky He is resourceful (can scrounge up sustenance in remote places), efficient, smart, and reliable, the boys listen/look up to him and trust his judgment. Im sure that if he were planted down in the middle of the desert, in half an hour he would have gathered together a supper of roast meat, dates,…

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr). During World War I many people joined the war to have money to provide for their family, not knowing what they were getting themselves into. The Lost Generation was what people called…

A comparative analysis of Erich Maria Remarques All Quiet on the Western Front (Western Front),1928 and John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath (Grapes), 1939 provokes the audience to reconsider their understanding of morality. Set during WWI, Remarque explores the demoralizing corruptions of war by mirroring his personal experiences at the Western Front. Steinbecks Grapes, set…

The senselessness of war affects even the best of people and turns them into people you wouldn’t be able to recognize. In the novel, All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the main character Paul Baumer gets sent to fight in the German war where they did not have the best fighting…

Joseph Sciuto once declared, Humanity, the earth with its streams and gardens, animals, and innocence are the real victims of war. The war affects all manners of life, especially the innocent ones, by corrupting and transmogrifying them into a dehumanized, soulless body with a complete lack of their original character. In his semi-autobiographical novel, All…