In the words of Otto Von Bismarck, “Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.” Many of the preceding war novels to All Quiet on the Western Front, misrepresented or overlooked the anguish of war, in favor of more resplendent …
Gaetano ViestiMrs. KohutCHC-2D1 March 20, 2001The Movie All Quiet on the Western Front occurs during the two years just before the Armistice ended World War I in November 1918. By 1916 when the story begins, World War I had already been underway for two years. From the beginning, World War I was fought in two …
All Quit on the Western, by Erich Maria Remarque, is a book that explores the true horrors of World War I thought the eyes of a German solider. This story is shows how World War I was not the glorifying war that some people envision it to be. The author uses the character of Paul …
Foreign Policy Book ReviewWorld War I took place in the early 1900’s. The United States entered the war late, trying not to get involved with foreign affairs. In Erich Maria Remarque’s WWI novel All Quiet on the Western Front, we see the war through the German point of view of a 19 year-old Paul Baumer.As …
rque. Little, Brown and Company. (U.S.A., 1990) 248pp. pg.1We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals. (53)All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel full of the truth and hardships of WWI. Narrated by Paul Baumer, one of the four nineteen …
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 caustic veteran. More importantly, during …
All Quiet on the Western FrontErich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, a novelset in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war onone young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque’sprotagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to ahardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, …
All quiet on the Western FrontIn his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque depicts a transition in the nature of reality from idealism to realism and naturalism. This transition takes place at different parts of his novel, and to different degrees. At the beginning of the novel, on page 12, we see through …
Was too keen to pass responsibility to his subordinates. Sir John French prone to depression Did not trust the French command and often used the excuse of translation issues to avoid following their requests. Conflict between Sir French and his subordinate generals Hag and Smith – Doreen. Major mistake was that he did not provide …
