"All Quiet on the Western Front" The movie "All Quiet on the Western Front," is based on true events that happened around 1916. ... Paul Baumer was the main character, but still I liked the way he acted, and how real some of his stunts were. ... In conclusion to "All Quiet on the Western Front," it was a great movie based on WWI. ... Paul Baumer was a great character for this movie. ... On the other hand, I really liked Stanislaus Katczinsky character....

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All Quiet on the Western Front & A Farewell to Arms "The Lost Generation" Literary Analysis In both books, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the subject of war is seen in two strikingly different perspectives. ... Henry, who was an ambulance driver on the Italian Front found through harsh experiences, that war was not at all promising and glorious as he had thought, but that it was unessicary and truly horrible. ... A book that is filled with references and description of the "Lost Generation" is All Quiet on the Western...

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All Quiet on the Western Front is a compelling novel. ... The final aspect of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is the novels fantastic yet realistic descriptions. ... To make the reader imagine that he/she is actually on the Western Front. ... All revolving around Paul Baumer, the main character. ... In conclusion, "All Quiet on the Western Front" is a magnificent novel with its fine quality of conveyance; powerful issues; and strong sense of reality all put together to offer the western world a Germans perspective of WWII. ...

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All Quiet On The Western Front As a war develops and progresses, the soldiers of the battlefield are haunted by images of gunfire and the stench of death that are still present in the mind. Paul Baumer, a main character in the novel All Quiet On The Western Front written by Erich Mariaremarque, often describes how war creates feelings of isolation and dehumanization cause by its trench warfare; at the same time, however, he provides examples of experiences in war which might make the young soldiers more human. ... Paul thinks of all the suffering that the poor man must wallow in. ... A c...

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All Quiet on the Western Front I chose the book entitled All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. ... Josef Behm was the first recruit to be killed, he is a minor character. Himmelstoss is also a minor character, but he was the boys" drillmaster. ... One day in 1918, toward the end of the war, Baumer spots a bird and starts to draw it, and then he is the last of his troop to die on the Western Front. ... All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that uses vivid imagery to paint a picture of life as a German soldier during WWI. ...

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Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that gives many accounts of dehumanization and changes the popular belief that war is an idealistic and romantic character. ... Paul Baumer is the main character of the story. ... Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a story of the hardships of Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old student, and his friends as they are dehumanized in the war. ... The characters in this novel are all subject to the dehumanization process of the war and its raw reality. ... The dehumanized soldiers in the accounts Remarque gives in ...

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In Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, a young man of nineteen is thrust into the German army on the strong ideals of nationalism and patriotism. ... Shortly thereafter, all of Paul's friends are killed in battle one by one. ... The report for that day read, "All quiet on the Western Front." ... The brutality of the war strips away all the aspects of being human. ... In All Quiet of the Western Front, Remarque introduces a new type of war novel. ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front is about how a group of young men volunteer for the war after hearing speeches about how great it is. ... Life on the western front was not all they thought it would be. The purpose of author Erich Maria Remarque writing "All Quiet on the Western Front" was so that people could know all of the hard ships that the men in the military had to do through in the war. ... The title "All Quiet on the Western Front" Intel's that the Western front is quiet. ... After writing "All Quiet on the Western Front" he decided he liked writing ...

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Erich Mario Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a remarkable historical account of a German soldier who fights in World War 2. ... The question is the same as that which was debated in the minds of the soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front throughout the book. ... In All Quiet on the Western Front the soldiers are constantly loosing more and more of their comrades and gaining more and more recruits only to be lost. ... Another attitude that All Quiet on the Western Front shares with a piece of literature is patriotism. ... All Quiet on the Western Front is an inspirat...

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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. ... The entire purpose of this novel is to illustrate the vivid horror and raw nature of war and to change the popular belief that war is an idealistic and romantic character. ... He has rid himself of all feelings and thoughts. ... All that matters is that he wants to take your life. ... All Quiet on the Western Front tries to explain the purpose of war and its uselessness. ...

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The similarity between "Men Of Purpose" and "All Quiet On The Western Front,"" is patriotism. ... The novel "All Quiet On The Western Front " told us that the sacrifices of the men in war were not glory. ... (AQWF-61) Overall, Remarque has wrote the novel "All Quiet On The Western Front " with specific details about war so deep and perfect. ... Ultimately, the novel, "All Quiet On The Western Front"" and the movie, "Men Of Purpose," are different. ... But the novel "All Quiet On The Western Front " describes that their death are not glorious or heroic. ...

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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."" ... Through the character of Paul Baumer, Remarque illustrates these recurring themes and the effects of the war on the Lost Generation. ... "I do not think at all, I make no decision "I strike madly at home, and feel only how the body suddenly convulses, then becomes limp, and collapses."" (263). ... - However, this is not how...

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Horrors of War All Quiet on the Western Front is a fictional novel about WWI published in January 1929. ... The main character of the story is a young German soldier named Paul Baumer. ... All Quiet on the Western Front deals more with the characters thoughts and fears, and how their lives are changed during the war. As Stickel states: Remarque's novel is a successful portrayal of the truths of war because of his simple language and realistic characters. Instead of fabricating the gruesome scenes that are played out on the battlefield, which often leads t...

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All Quiet On the Western Front: A Critical Essay Of Interpretation Erich Maria Remarque writes of many moral and ethical dilemmas, and political situations with which he conveys his opinion of war. ... He clearly used his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, as a means to illustrate his anti- nationalist views. Remarque harshly critiques nationalism through his main character Paul Baumer and the other soldiers, who recognize that their real enemies are not across the trenches, but in high offices in their own country. ... Remarque's description of the true horror and paralyzing ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a suspense filled War novel that describes in detail the horrors of World War I in Germany. ... Paul Baumer is the main character and narrator in the novel and spills numerous stories from the vantage point of an actual solider who lived through all the difficult obstacles involved in the War. ... Erich Remarque wrote All Quiet on the Western Front to portray a version of the War that very few knew existed. ... All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic War novel, one of the best of all time. ... Erich Remarque created a masterpiece...

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Essay # 5 While reading All Quiet on the Western Front, many passages from the poems we read popped into my mind. The Gerard Duval scene from All Quiet immediately brought back memories from The Man He Killed. ... I was reminded of the attitude in All Quiet when reading Wirers" because each talked about death and war so nonchalantly. ... All Quiet on the Western Front touches many issues that are expressed by anyone who has been affected by war. ... Essay # 7, part C The close bond between the soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front mirrors our current world to a great e...

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All Quiet on the Western Front The remains of Paul Baumer's company had moved behind the German front lines for a short rest at the beginning of the novel. ... After Paul returned to his unit, they were sent to the front. ... Paul headed back to the front, only to engage in final battles where all of his friends were killed. ... I had never thought about a soldier's loss of identity when leaving behind all of the values, schooling, and family that once revolved around them. ... I did not find the characters to be superficial in any way. ...

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Chaos On The Western Front Imagine a place where you wake up every day wondering if it will be your last. That is what the main character Paul goes through in the anti-war novel All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Remarque. It is about a young man who has been fighting on the front for the Germans during WWI. ... All Quiet On the Western Front is a great book for several reasons. ... In Conclusion, All Quiet On the Western Front contains the three points of a good story. ...

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All quiet on the Western Front, a novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque, is a great novel that about the World War I. ... Those originally strong and healthy young men all have been treated like animals, sometimes even worse. ... The film of All Quiet on the Western Front basically followed the plot of the book, but it cut off some of the scenes which are not very important in the book. ... But the actors in the book performed very much like the characters in the book, they showed each character's different personality properly. ... The book All Quiet on the Western Front has covere...

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War isn't all you think it is, it has much more to deal with then just killing people. The author of All Quiet on the Western Front ,Erich Maria Remarque, and the poet of "Dulce Et Decorum Est", Wilfred Owen, have similar opinions on war. ... Both authors wrote about the ugliness of war and how its not all you do is fight but you are out there for other things. ... The novel All Quite on the Western Front is very similar to the poem Owen wrote just in much more depth. ... In chapter two one of the characters , Paul Baumer, realizes that his ten years of schooling have taught him le...

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"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" ESSAY "This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. ... This quote explains the whole meaning of the book "All Quiet on the Western Front". ... But the war stripped all that away from him. ... The changing of personalities and character is first discovered on the death bed of a comrade, Kemmerich. ... These two element make you realize that war is all about living, and living by all means necessary. ...

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Why All quiet on the Western Front will be a superior movie With the film being narrated by Paul Baumer, such a war movie would have a most personal touch on audiences in much of an extensive way. Although the book is more anti-war, than pro war, supporters of war, and protestors of war would enjoy the movies character portrayal and sub-plots as an interesting look at a sort of "Behind the scenes, " look at war, and it's momentous effect on draftees and their personal lives. Imagine taking a seat in the movie theatre and after all the previews and such, the screen is dark, with nar...

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In the novel All Quiet On the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, a man named Paul Baumer and his fellow German friends thought that going to war had good meaning because they would have a chance to proudly represent their country. ... Another example of nationalism is from the story All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. ... Our thoughts of a career and occupation were as yet of too unpractical a character to furnish any scheme of life. We were still crammed full of vague ideas which gave to life, and the war also and ideal and almost romantic character (Remarque 21).......

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All Quiet on the Western Front In All Quiet on the Western Front there are a few themes. ... The effect of the war on the soldier is very obvious when the new soldier come after all of the deaths. ... The Characters in this book all had a special and different role. ... Kemmerich is the first to die in front of the reader and it shows you how death is not as big of a deal at war. ... However, I thought that there were too many characters to follow. ...

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That were the worst defeat of all. ... In All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque shows how an entire generation of men, (those who entered the war fresh from school, knowing nothing except the environment of hopeful youth) were, if not physically, then mentally destroyed by the war. The main character Paul Baumer is a compassionate and sensitive young man; before the war he loved his family, his books, and he even wrote poetry. ... I want that quiet rapture again. ... Some ask no questions, some are very curious as to how life is at the front, and others pretend to know what i...

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