Changes In Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet On The Western Front

Throughout their lives, people must deal with the horrific and violent side of humanity. The side of humanity is shown through the act of war. War is by far the most horrible thing that the human race has to go through. The participants in the war suffer irreversible damage by the atrocities they witness and the things they go through. In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front" is the description by Erich Maria Remarque of the graphic violence and gore and the psychological pain that the average soldier endured on the western front.

These are all devices that are vital in portraying the overall theme of the brutality of war, in All Quiet on the Western Front. One of the main literary devices used in All Quiet on the Western Front is imagery. An example of this is when Detering, Paul and, his friends become pale and sick at hearing

The poem itself is a patriotic ballad keeping up with the tradition of the time. The poem delivers a strong message, it gives us the impression that war is glorious and noble. Alliteration and sound devices are used to recreate the sound of the battle, including the sound of horses and guns. The author used them to make a flow in his poem and to make sure that the reader can imagine the poem by the repetition of words “Half a league, half a league, half a league onward.” Tennyson frequently repeats this phrase along with others like, six hundred and flashed, that suggest the theme of waste and endless war, it also creates a feeling of doom.

The people loved him, and he loved his country and everyone in it so much. Thomas Jefferson liked to do things differently than everyone else, but only if it benefited our country. He spoke his mind, even when people did not agree with what he was saying. Thomas was a very smart man, but he knew that he was not perfect. He always wanted to grow, and learn from

This also signifies a character change, for Matt is standing up for himself, and proud of what he has done. This, nonetheless, gives Matt hope which is scarce in his life. This also shows that Matt values others opinions,therefore, showing a need for acceptance This is shown when Matt says that Celia would be so proud of him. Overall, while Matt is having a man vs. man conflict, he craves acceptance, for Matt believes that it would resolve his internal

Although it was that shame that brought him into the war and why he was a

Craters that were filled with rain and mud slowed the allied troops down leading to the Germans killing more allied soldiers, making the battle much more difficult and brutal. This resulted in the Battle of Passchendaele being one of the worst battles to participate in because the soldiers’ odds of injury or death were much higher than other battles fought during World War I. Although The Battle of Passchendaele was one of the most costly battles fought during the First World War it was not as significant as other battles fought during World War I. In mid-November the allies captured the ridge and gained only seven or eight kilometers of the town, the Germans would later recapture the town of Passchendaele. This reveals that the Battle of Passchendaele was the least significant battle to participate in because it wasn 't recognized the same way as other battles during First World War.

According to “Hrothgar’s Sermon”, “Beowulf, my friend, your fame has gone far and wide, you are known everywhere” (McArthur). Beowulf's reasoning for coming to the land is not fame, he came to keep his father's promise, and that is what every heroic leader should do. Knowing you have a loyal leader gives you more courage to do what they believe is the right choice. According to Loughman, “His comrades willingly go with him because of their confidence in his ability to lead them and to achieve their objectives” (Loughman). Beowulf never let his army down, he gave them assurance by coming to their land and having the courage that they will defeat

Chemicals were the most feared weapon of World War One for a good reason, many soldiers froze or turned and ran in terror when they saw evidence of gas because those caught in it without a proper gas mask died a slow and painful death. The morale of an army while it is intangible, is extremely important, and nothing could destroy it like chemical weapons. Sometimes the main goal behind a gas attack wasn’t even physical harm, often it was simply to terrorize the enemy or even hide an infantry or some other kind of assault. Soldiers that didn’t die from exposure to gas were usually so adversely affected they could no longer perform basic tasks, let alone fight a battle. Mustard gas, for example, is one of World War One’s most famous and feared weapons, yet it rarely killed those exposed to it.

People have faith in their leaders because the leader is doing what they do best. For example: in The Diary of Anne Frank, Otto kept on trying to be a good leader and people had faith in him because he was not giving up and he kept on saying that they would survive the war. In The Wave Ben Ross kept on doing what the people liked best and was a really great leader and people grew more faith into him and The Wave. People also have faith in their leaders because the leaders give out good

The book has been called "The greatest war book that has yet been written" by Rodakteur Stohr. All Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, is about a young German soldier named Paul Baumer who is in World War 1. The book uses many motifs, which are repeating objects or ideas. The motif of brutality teaches the reader that war is full of horror by showing that people kill other people in a way they wouldn 't anywhere else. Two examples of this are when a man’s chin gets smashed away and when Kat smashes a man 's face with the butt of this rifle.

In the novel All Quiet on The Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, the constant exposure to war results in devastation. The protagonist Paul Baumer, is amongst soldiers fighting in WWI along the front. A main focus in the novel is the devastating effects that war has on the soldiers who fight in it. Many soldiers are susceptible to constant physical and emotional danger, as they can be obliterated at any given moment. Throughout the story, the soldiers are living on the edge, and uncertainty overwhelms swarms their thoughts.

Ive lost my brother The meeker family is like Uno, you can’t trust anybody. “Principle, Sam? “You may know principle,Sam, but I know war.(Collier

At the beginning of the war, soldiers were excited and enthusiastic about fighting and they saw the other side as non-human. However, over time, the soldiers were exposed to so much death and suffering that their views shifted to see the war as an unnecessary evil which destroyed valuable lives. As shown in multiple poems written during World War One, and in Remarque’s, All Quiet on the Western Front, through witnessing excessive suffering and death at the hands of society, people recognize their individual values over the values of their society. As the war began, soldiers were surrounded by glorifying propaganda and encouragement from society to get involved, this led to feelings of excitement and pride towards the war.

All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a story of a young man named Paul Bäumer who volunteers to be a soldier in the German army during World War One. Being at a very young age Bäumer, and three of his friends whom also enlisted to the German army from the same school he attended, felt proud when enlisting “we were a class of twenty young men, many of whom proudly shaved for the first time before going to the barracks” (AQOTWF p.21). Very soon, however, Bäumer and the young men he enlisted with begin to feel indifferent and embittered of being in the army “At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent.” (AQOTWF p.21/22). Joining the army for Bäumer changed the way he felt about everything he knew in the past, and the way he thought of the people who stayed back home.