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An Analysis of All Quiet on the Western Front By Jesse Cody (11294 words, 11 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front Chapter SummaryBy Jesse CodyAll Quiet on the Western Front is an anti-war novel from the opening chapters. Many critics of the novel in the early days after the publication of the novel blamed Remarque for writing for shock value. They did not want to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (848 words, 1 pages)

Characterized as the first anti-war novel of its time, All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel dealing with the tragedy of war and the extermination of an entire generation of men, for those that "may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war." The book is peppered ... Read More

An Examination of the Novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (2156 words, 3 pages)

Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes brought by the war onto one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque's protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent romantic young man to a hardened and somewhat ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1515 words, 2 pages)

In his novel "All Quiet On The Western Front"- first published in German as Im Westen nichts Neues in January 1929 - German Author Erich Maria Remarque purposefully destroys the nationalistic ideas readers at the time would have had about the war. He claims in his epigraph - "This book ... Read More

An Analysis of the Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front (1706 words, 3 pages)

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque's protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque (1213 words, 2 pages)

Generations Separated by the Truth "I am young, I am twenty years old yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how people are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of All Quiet On The Western Front (859 words, 2 pages)

All quiet on the Western Front Whenever one reads or hears about World War I or World War II, you hear about the struggles of the British, Americans. And they always speak of the evil and menacing German army. However, All Quiet on the Western Front gives the reader some ... Read More

An Analysis of Death in All Quiet on the Western Front, a Film Based on a Novel by Erich Maria Remarque (1793 words, 2 pages)

Death, as a whole, is generally seen as a bad thing. The fearful transition from life to death has given mankind an apprehensive feeling since the beginning of time. Therefore, people usually think of death as a depressing, traumatic, and sorrowful time of grievance. Of course, there are always exceptions. ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Book, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1130 words, 2 pages)

During the course of reading the book All Quiet on the Western Front, I became somewhat confused. The author seems to go back and forth between trying to show the full implications of our first world war and delving into the deeper reaches of human nature. However, by the end ... Read More

A Comparison of the Main Characters in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque and the Wars by Timothy Findley (1765 words, 2 pages)

By Muhammed Khan Erich Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Timothy Findley's The Wars are considered by many to be two of the best novels ever written on The Great War. The novels revolve around Paul Baumer, a 19-year-old German, and Robert Ross, a 19-year-old Canadian, going off ... Read More

An Analysis of the Techniques Used in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1252 words, 2 pages)

A successful text is one that is able to effectively engage its audience, and maintain their interest throughout. In order to uphold their attention, an author may position the reader to connect to the text at the level of emotions and ideas presented. Various techniques are employed in order to ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Erich Remarque’s Novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” (3299 words, 11 pages)

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque's protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat ... Read More

The Experiences of Paul Baumer in Erich Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1111 words, 2 pages)

All Quiet On The Western Front, by Erich Marie Remarque, is a powerful book which tells of the war experiences of Paul Baumer, a nineteen-year-old soldier fighting in the German army in World War I. Pauls regiment, which includes many friends from his home town, undergoes grueling training, and then ... Read More

A Comparison of “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “A Farewell to Arms” (803 words, 1 pages)

A Comparison of All Quiet on the Western Front and A Farewell to Arms A hand grenade hit me. One of those potato mashers that just blew the whole side of my foot off (Hemingway 122). More often than not, war is bloody and lethal. The poem "No Man's Land" ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Metaphors in E.M. Remarque’s Novel All Quiet on the Western Front (645 words, 1 pages)

The use of metaphors are an important factor with any piece of literature. Metaphors add color to creative writings, also establishing depth. A story without metaphors is lifeless, unable to compose another way to view it. The term for a metaphor is a figure of speech in which term is ... Read More

An Analysis of Human Behavior in All Quiet on the Western Front and Lord of the Flies (1262 words, 4 pages)

Author's View of Human Behaivior An author's view of human behavior is often reflected in their works. The novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Lord of the Flies by William Golding are both examples of works that demonstrate their author's view of man, as ... Read More

A Philosophical Analysis of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front (2002 words, 3 pages)

Losing Your Feet and Finding Your Wings What is real and what is ideal? What is true and what is just? Who are friends and who are foes? In Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, all these questions are asked, even if not all are answered. Many ... Read More

A Review of Erich Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (601 words, 1 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is movie that explores the true horrors of World War I through the eyes of a German solider. This story shows how World War I was not the glorifying war that some people envision it to be.Remarque uses the character ... Read More

A review of Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front (1619 words, 3 pages)

Death-of-the-Other Erich Maria Remarque lets us know exactly what theme he intends for All Quiet on the Western Front in the short note that comes just before Chapter 1. He attests that the novel tries to simply tell the story of a generation of young men whom World War I ... Read More

A Comparison of All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque and the Movie Based on It (1061 words, 2 pages)

After reading the novel and watching the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" the novel proved to be a lot better for learning about World War I. The novel is called the best war novel for a reason. Erich Maria Remarque's novel is so powerful you can almost perfectly ... Read More

Exploring the Main Theme of the Story of All Quiet on the Western Front (621 words, 1 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front According to the Webster's New World College Dictionary, alienation is 1. Separation, aversion, aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement insanity. The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation of young men. It ... Read More

A Review of Novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1065 words, 1 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story, not of Germans, but of men, who even though they may have escaped shells, were ... Read More

A Description of a Very Special Movie “All Quiet on the Western Front “ (905 words, 1 pages)

"All quiet on the western front" is a very special movie, it emphasizes the brutality of the war and how people are changed by it. The main character is Paul, who is the leader of a group of 19-year-old former university students. As we watch the film we can clearly ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Theme in the Novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1989 words, 3 pages)

ok this papaer is about a theme in all quiet ont eh western front on how war changes a man and using examples of Paul(the main charecter) is changed by war from a young 18 yr old school boy full of life hopes n junk like that and in less ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of All Quiet on the Western Front by Maria Remarque (1047 words, 2 pages)

Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story, not of Germans, but of men, who even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war. The entire purpose of this novel is to illustrate ... Read More

An Analysis of the Social Power Which Brings Corruption in the World War I Novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1091 words, 2 pages)

Social Power Brings Corruption The two most prominent social classes in the World War I novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front" are categorized from the lowest social, the platoon leader and the military officials to the highest social class, the Kaiser. The thesis of this paper is that two ... Read More

The Author’s View of Human Nature in the Novels, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1262 words, 4 pages)

Author's View of Human Behaivior- An author's view of human behavior is often reflected in their works. The novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Lord of the Flies by William Golding are both examples of works that demonstrate their author's view of man, as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Horrors of War in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (656 words, 1 pages)

Published in 1929, All Quiet on the Western Front masterfully depicts the horrors of war. Erich Maria Remarque based the book on his own experience as a young infantryman in the German army during World War I. Remarque was partially influenced by Henri Barbusses war novel Le Feu Journal dune ... Read More

An Analysis of “All Quiet on the Western Front” Written By Paul Baumer (1169 words, 2 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front is written by Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old German who fights in the German army on the French front in World War I. Paul and several of his friends from school joined the army voluntarily after listening to the stirring patriotic speeches of ... Read More

Character Analysis of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (845 words, 3 pages)

Erich Maria Remarque's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT is a very interesting and true-to-heart novel based in the first world war where many men and women died because someone called them the enemy. The main character is Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old man who is swept into the ... Read More

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