Prisoner B-3087 In the book i read it starts off saying how Yanek has been taken to a prison by the nazis. He wakes up in his barracks he is fifteen years old. There was no cell phones he couldn 't call anyone and there was no escaping. Each day he would work and starve and if he was caught not working he would be killed.
we meet our four main characters, Paul Baumer, Stanislaus Katczinsky Muller, and Tjaden. In this book we see how these men are devastated by Germany's infantry, as it rips apart their humanity, leaving them as empty shells deprived of their souls. As we continue to see how long they continue to progress as individuals, we see them devastated by all-out war. Chapter two introduces us to Corporal Himmelstoss, the power-hungry man put in charge of training the soldiers, who treats them with inhumane cruelty and complete disrespect. As they are able to escape his evil tyranny, they are confronted with the death of their friend Franz Kemmerich, who dies at the end of chapter two, leaves them with the only concern of who will get his boots.
In chapter six it starts out with the men discussing a possible offensive against them, meanwhile all of them are in the trenches which are in horrible shape, which are filed with huge rats. The soldiers are all tired and worn down and their leader ,Kat, shows it in his face as well. One night after an earth bomb shakes their trench area a young recruit that seems uneasy and yells at Paul then walks out of the trenches, this showed the toll war does on a man. The same day the men are attacked by the French and attacked bad, Paul described it and says “ We have become wild beasts. We do not fight, we defend ourselves from annihilation”.
The German government: Instable and “You take it from me, we are losing the war because we can salute too well” ( Remarque 40 ) . This quotation from the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque stands in representation for the symbol of questioning the decisions of a government. This book shows how a government may not be making decisions regarding war that are in the best interests of the people. The German government was in a time of struggle and despair during the times of World War I (1912-1918). The instability and false trustworthiness of the German government in the time period of 1910-1930 fed the feelings and themes from the book All Quiet on the Western Front.
1. What have you read this week? How has the plot progressed? Write a 6-8 sentence summary of the novel so far. Robin and his crew continue to go town to town helping town memeber who have lost everything or children who have sustained injury.
All Quiet on the Western Front began with one school teacher, Kantorek, who convinced Baumer and his friends to join the war. In the result of joining the war, Paul Baumer visits his childhood friend, Franz Kemmerich with an amputated leg. When Franz dies that night Paul realizes that war can take anyone’s life. Men are being sent to the front.
Mental changes were not the only thing Paul and his friends saw throughout the war. There was a change in technology as well. “There are too many new guns, too many aeroplanes (Remarque, pg. 280)”. Paul thinking about the war and situation they were in become more and more depressing. As technology becomes more effective; guns, tanks and even aircraft were even more significant in the
In chapter two of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Remarque, Paul realizes the threat and destruction of war towards the young soldiers. Paul thought about his dreams prior to fighting in the war and realizes that his dreams were destroyed even before he had a chance to follow them. He also recalls his first experiences of army life as a young recruit, where him and his classmates Kropp, Muller and Kemmerich trained under the command of Corporal Himmelstoss. They were forced to do humiliating chorse and endure harsh punishments daily. Even though the soldiers hated Coroporal Himmelstoss, they believed that he trained them to be pitiless and tough which were essential qualities to survive in the trenches.
Short Summary of Book: This book talked about what all happened during World War II. It also described what happened during World War I. It showed the different things Germany did to expand to fight in the war. It included quotes from people living during the war. It was written in order like a timeline.
All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates how expendable soldiers are during war by using a pair of boots that are passed on soldier to soldier as the owner who wears the boots dies. The boots are first discovered by Kemmerich, one of Paul’s friends, who finds them on a fallen paratrooper. Inheriting them as his own, Kemmerich wears them as it is better to fight with boots that prevent your feet from tiring as quickly and from the cold. He feels that these boots will make fighting more tolerable and becomes very comfortable with them.
In the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, the main themes in the book are based on the tragedies of war. Remarque talks about how war can devastate a country but also how it brings the country together. He also talks about its effect on soldiers as they lives can be crippled by it. Remarque’s novel shows that he detests
Title - Create title after you write a rough draft The novel All Quiet on the Western Front revolves around the life of the narrator, Paul Bäumer a young, German soldier and his regiment’s experiences during the nightmare that was World War I. Much of the novel takes place on the Western Front, where Paul and his division face horrific experiences. The main character Paul serves as a symbol of all the soldiers that fought in the war.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a war novel which discusses a soldier’s life during World War 1. Paul Baumer and his classmates, which soon became comrades, knew nothing about war and life at war. Propaganda, influence, and
Attending a ‘Writing the War’ Literature Conference in Year 12, I became aware that literature is something that can be revisited endlessly and is open to a number of interpretations. A writer’s intention is acknowledged, but not passively accepted by the reader; the written word creates an impetus for discussion, deliberation and debate. A reader therefore brings to as well as draws from a text and in this way literature can be approached inexhaustibly. This concept has inspired me to continue its study.
After the traumatic experiences he suffered through, Paul made mental growth in the human aspect. He figured out that “there are still human faces” even in his enemies. Further in this realization he sympathizes with the rest of the wounded soldiers stuck in similar hospitals all over the enemy lines. This identification attaches Paul to the enemy, positively affecting his mental condition. He recognizes that he is not as drastically different as he thought which ultimately changes his outlook on the war.
