- -In the movie 'ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front' we see the boys almost innocent asthey sit in class. The teacher in ... . He preachesthat it is their 'duty' to fight. The teacher seems very pushy and strict. He is especiallystrict with Paul, the main character in the movie. In this particular scene, Paul is drawing api ... this because the horses areinnocent and they are not involved with the war. Paul is changed emotionally by this andhe is sad about it. After the boys see the Kaiser they talk and don't even kn ...
(2 pages)
98
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3.1
Feb/1997
Subjects:
Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Maria Remarque's ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story, not of ... pidly." In these dangerous moments, anybody would have gone mad, have deserted their post, or have fallen. It takes a special kind of soldier to deal with this emotional abuse; a soldier who will not ... nd dysentery. The deaths are merely more frequent, more varied and terrible." He has rid himself of all feelings and thoughts. His emotions lie buried in the earth along with the soldiers who fell pre ...
(4 pages)
109
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5.0
Apr/2002
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > North American
ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is a book written by Erich Maria Remarkque. It was a book written to ... men who at first think war is glorious. But as the war drags on, the group discovers how war is not all it is set out to be. As the war went on, they saw their friends either die or be permanently wou ... riends either die or be permanently wounded. Then the end comes when there was only one person left.ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front takes place in Germany where a group of young boys are first encourag ...
(4 pages)
137
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2.7
Jan/1996
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers
Erich Maria Remarque's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTis a very interesting and true-to-heart novel based in the first world ... and true-to-heart novel based in the first world warwhere many men and women died because someone called them theenemy. The main character is Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old man whois swept into the ... fore he is outof school. They are sent to the front to 'protect the fatherland' orGermany as it is called. Paul and his friends go from this idealisticopinion to disillusionment throughout the book as ...
(3 pages)
139
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4.5
Apr/1996
Subjects:
Area & Country Studies Essays
ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is a graphic depiction of the horrors of war. In the short note befor ... tantly rebelling against the conflict it playsbattleground to. With the Earth itself, the source of all things, supporting his themes, Remarque has a seeminglyunbiased witness bearing testament to his ... purpose of portraying war as something terrible, though, the naturemotif is expressed most dramatically in the following passages. These passages mark the three distinct stages ofnature's condemnatio ...
(4 pages)
59
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3.7
Mar/1997
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
by Wilfred Owen in World War I. These memories seem to overshadow the memories he has for his love. ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is a novel whcich is also about World War I. The description of the w ... s when he would woo his love. Owen's tone is regretful. Owen expresses regret for letting comrades fall in his place and because he can no longer see the world or his love the way that he once could. ...
(5 pages)
63
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3.7
Mar/1997
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTWars contain in them the deadly ability to destroy a man. This fact re ... d trust in his family, which used to be a crucial component in his life. Second, he witnesses death all around him. Moreover, he lost all of his hope for his generation. To Paul, "?The front is a myst ... ont is a mysterious whirlpool," yet, this unfamiliar territory permanently changes him. In the book ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> On the Western Front, Paul's combat experiences age him beyond his years.To begin with, Pa ...
(2 pages)
113
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4.6
Aug/2002
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
popularity throughout three generations, and has been printed 27 times in the United States alone. ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's most popular novel, selling one million cop ... ors based their books on first hand experiences. Huxley's trip to America in 1926 led to the satirically drenched distopic environment of Brave New World, while ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front's horror ...
(6 pages)
104
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4.7
Jan/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
ch Maria Remarque, was born on June 22, 1898 in Osnabruck. He became famous after writing the novel ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front, one of the best-known anti-war novels ever. He went on to write more ... nt, dealer, and editor of different newspapers.After trying many different professions, Remarque finally began his career of writing as a sporting journalist and an assistant editor of "Sportbild." He ...
(2 pages)
44
0
4.8
Jan/2003
Subjects:
Humanities Essays
uous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow...." said by Paul Baumer during his time at war in ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front. This quote represents how the war changed Paul's view and attitude t ... atizing experiences that changed him into a lonely man who saw life in a bitter, pessimistic way.In ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front, Paul comes into the war as a young and optimistic boy. The war is a ...
(4 pages)
85
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4.7
Jan/2003
Subjects:
Humanities Essays
Remarque's ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes brought by th ... rdened and somewhat caustic veteran. The story also focuses on the lives of Baumer's comrades. They all begin by patriotically marching off to join the army. However, their visions of the glories of w ... y experiences and the home front settlers' limited, or nonexistent, understanding of the war do not allow for a discussion. When he arrives home and greetings are exchanged, he realizes immediately th ...
(9 pages)
84
0
3.0
Mar/2003
Subjects:
Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
In the novel 'ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front', by Erich Maria Remarque, an overall devastating picture of war is c ... f the reader, through the use of a highly evocative and descriptive style. Being an anti war book, 'ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front' includes many themes that emphasize the horrors of war. Amongst thos ... comradeship, deception and propaganda and alienation from society, but the strongest theme of them all seems to be the theme of youth. This theme stands out and occurs constantly throughout the novel ...
(4 pages)
57
0
5.0
Mar/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Characterized as the first anti-war novel of its time, ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is a novel dealing with the tragedy of war and the extermination of a ... fferent country. Paul displays this characteristic in the Gerald Duval incident. "I do not think at all, I make no decision--I strike madly at home, and feel only how the body suddenly convulses, then ... KILL! KILL!" However, this is not how Paul used to be, and so Paul points a finger at Kantorek and all like him. He says:For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the wo ...
(3 pages)
37
0
5.0
Mar/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"ong>Allong> quiet on the western front" is a very special movie, it emphasizes the brutality of the war and ... t soldiers have to cope with which are not told to the boys when they enrol. They had to live under all time danger of being killed, but when they enlisted no one told them about what they will have t ... n begs him to forgive him for this. Through the movie boy's attitude towards the war changes drastically from them being happy to go fight for their country to them just wanting to survive until the w ...
(4 pages)
93
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3.6
May/2003
Subjects:
Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> On The Western FrontPrologue'It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even t ... he sole experience of the reader of the book? Is there more to this book than merely a tragic story.ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is the story of a man's growth from childhood to manhood accelerated ... those they held in authority were not going or not able to help them make the painful journey. This allowed them to achieve great personal growth once they came to terms with the fact that they were o ...
(4 pages)
63
0
3.0
Jun/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western frontBy Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque was born on June 22, 1898 ... es worked as a sportswriter and racing-car driver. In 1928 his first book, Im Western Nichts Neues (ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front), was first released, and it quickly made Remarque famous at age thir ... is death.Source: http://remarque.org/about_remarque.htmlAnalysis of Major Character:Paul Baumer: In ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western front we are told the story through Paul's, the narrator and protagonist, e ...
(4 pages)
98
0
3.0
Sep/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
By Muhammed KhanErich Remarque's ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front and Timothy Findley's The Wars are considered by many to be two of th ... a 19-year-old German, and Robert Ross, a 19-year-old Canadian, going off to fight in The War To End ong>Allong> Wars. They find themselves in a nightmare world of trench warfare with mud, smoke, deadly gas, a ... himself, Paul apologizes to the corpse for killing him. "Why do they keep reminding us that you are all miserable wretches just like us, that your mothers worry themselves just as much as ours and tha ...
(7 pages)
82
0
4.5
Oct/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > North American
The Unforgotten LeaderIn the novel ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, a major referred to as Himmelstoss mistreats ... oss becomes outraged when Tjaden refuses to follow Himmelstoss' orders, " 'I'll have you court-martialled,' storms Himmelstoss" (83). This shows that Himmelstoss demands high respect and has no consid ... tempts to get Himmelstoss out of the trench himself, "He draws his legs, crouches back against the wall, and shows his teeth like a cur. I seize him by the arm and try to pull him up. He barks" (132). ...
(3 pages)
44
0
5.0
Nov/2003
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > European Literature
the Violent TruthIn the four books One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Picture of Dorian Grey, ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front, and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress each author gives us a ... ld stop at nothing to achieve her goal: to attain total control over the ward, a role that traditionally would be associated with male totalitarian dictators such as Stalin or Hitler. Oscar Wilde's vi ...
(8 pages)
81
0
4.8
Jan/2004
Subjects:
Literature Research Papers > World Literature
Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, ong>Allong> ong>Quietong> on the Western Front is a film from the perspective of German soldiers fighting trench war ... :You are the life of the Fatherland, you boys. You are the iron men of Germany ... Now our country calls. The Fatherland needs leaders ... The field of honor calls you.The patriotic speech proves pers ... t everything you ever knew, everything you ever learned ... you're going to be soldiers, and that's all...I'll make soldiers out of you, or kill you!" Drill Sergeant Himmelstoss proves to be a cruel c ...
(8 pages)
34
0
5.0
Feb/2004
Subjects:
Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis