Essays Tagged: "Western Front"

"All Quiet on a Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front is a book written by Erich Maria Remarkque. It was a book written to reflect the human ... or be permanently wounded. Then the end comes when there was only one person left.All Quiet on the Western Front takes place in Germany where a group of young boys are first encouraged to join the mi ... all his friends and has nothing to return to.There were many symbols and images in All Quiet on the Western Front. Examples of this include the pair of boots and the constant urge for companionship. T ...

(4 pages) 137 0 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet on the Western Front. The question asks how Paul's combat experiences throughout the novel age him beyond his years. Includes direct quotations from the novel.

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTWars contain in them the deadly ability to destroy a man. This fact remained true in th ... in them the deadly ability to destroy a man. This fact remained true in the book, All Quiet On the Western Front. In this book, Paul Bäumer experienced many changes. To begin with, he lost his f ... us whirlpool," yet, this unfamiliar territory permanently changes him. In the book All Quiet On the Western Front, Paul's combat experiences age him beyond his years.To begin with, Paul loses the fait ...

(2 pages) 113 0 4.6 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

'All Quiet on the Western Front', by Erich Maria Remarque explores a number of issues related to the horrors of war. Which issue is most significant to you?

In the novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front', by Erich Maria Remarque, an overall devastating picture of war is created in the eye ... ough the use of a highly evocative and descriptive style. Being an anti war book, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' includes many themes that emphasize the horrors of war. Amongst those themes are comr ... experiences can understand them. They are alone. To conclude, the anti-war novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front' emphasizes the futility of war very effectively, through the use of descriptive style ...

(4 pages) 57 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Five Major Battles.

Ypres-Canadian soldiers were sent to help protect the Western Front after training inEngland-They reached the Western Front in February 1915-They joined F ...

(1 pages) 67 1 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

An Analysis of the Destruction of War Portrayed in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

s and battlefields, the idea of the destruction of way appears often in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Many soldiers died, affecting the lives of friends and family ... (page 47) is a constant idea running through the entirety of the novel. Throughout All Quiet on the Western Front, behind the deaths and anguish, is the depiction of shells blasting giant shell-holes ...

(4 pages) 62 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

All Quiet on the Western Front by Maria Remarque: Paul's Interaction with His Parents

The Novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is about a mannamed Paul who has gone to war. When Paul arriv ...

(3 pages) 31 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

The horrific effects of trench warfare during WWI can be attributed to the clash of outdated military tactics and devastating modern weaponry.

used successfullya. American Civil Warb. Russo-Japanese WarV. Military tactics of trench warfarea. Western Front1. different kinds of trenches2. "over the top"3. "no man's land"b. attacks and offensi ... ing trench warfare during the Russo-Japanese War.The major trench fighting in WWI took place on the Western Front. The Western Front is where the German and Allied Forces first entrenched themselves. ...

(9 pages) 64 0 2.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

All Quiet on the Western Front. Theme of Humanity

All Quiet On The Western FrontIn All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, a profoundly horrific image ... with the loss of innocence, fear, and ultimately the emergence of courage. During All Quiet on the Western Front, the main character Paul who is only nineteen, is faced with the atrocities of war whi ...

(6 pages) 40 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An analysis of Paul Fussell's 'Troglodyte World'.

oldier fighting (mainly on the allied side, German trenches were exceptions) in the trenches on the Western Front.Whilst describing the troglodytic nature of the allied troops, Fussell also draws upon ...

(3 pages) 4981 0 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT summary and reflection

All quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front is about the German warfront during World War One. The t ... devastated. Then one day in the fall of 1918, almost at the end of the war, He himself dies on the Western Front.There were several themes in this book but the major theme in this book is the horror ...

(3 pages) 44 0 0.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

"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. It is a story, not of Germans, but of ... de and forgotten and the years will past, and in the end they will fall into ruin."All Quiet on the Western Front" tries to explain the purpose of war and its uselessness. It is a story of an almost o ...

(4 pages) 31 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Attempts at breaking the Stalemate - Gas

The stalemate at the Western Front brought many revolutionary and inventive weapons to the war. Two of which were the tan ... e the tank and gas. These two weapons were thought prior to use, to have ended the stalemate at the western front for their respective countries. Both of these weapons were a flump and did very little ... n extreme disappointment. The French, not the Germans at the beginning of the trench warfare at the Western Front in 1914, first used gas. The French fired tear-gas grenades at the Germans; this was v ...

(4 pages) 19 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Dying for your Country

your very soul, the constantbombardment of shells echo in your mind long after it had ceased.On the Western front conditions were horrible to say theleast, stench of death remained constantly in the a ...

(4 pages) 20 0 4.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque - Describe and comment on life in the German trenches during World War One on the Western Front, as depicted in the novel.

Life in the German trenches during World War I on the Western Front is appalling, unbearable and horrendous, as depicted in the novel "All Quiet on the We ... nd fighting that physically and mentally scared them for life.The conditions in the trenches on the Western Front were unsanitary and uncomfortable, to say the least. Some soldiers spent days on end l ... and took away all the sweetness and appeal that it seemed to hold before the war."All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque depicted the horrors and atrocities that the soldiers had to ...

(4 pages) 42 0 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

All Quiet On The Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front By Belinda Collier Paul Baumer the narrator and protagonist in All Quiet on the Wester ... f him having to adapt in order to survive.The importance of the narrative voice in All Quiet on the Western Front is undeniable, throughout the novel the reader is taken into Paul Baumer's (the narrat ...

(4 pages) 18 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front Paul Baumer the narrator and protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front, is a chara ... f him having to adapt in order to survive.The importance of the narrative voice in All Quiet on the Western Front is undeniable, throughout the novel the reader is taken into Paul Baumer's (the narrat ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All quiet on the western front

All Quiet on the Western Front January 2, 2000 1.In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front", the German soldiers w ... he victory of their country. This brought on a profound sense of disillusionment with the values of Western Civilization. In the German soldier's view they were looking to win the war and take ... udly for their homeland but never turning back to consider the possible downfalls in going into the western front. By the time the battle of the Somme ended, the German death toll in defense was 164,0 ...

(2 pages) 24 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

"All Quiet On The Western Front" An examination of the horror and futility of war in ?All Quiet On The Western Front" ... e Western Front" as shown through three main areas; setting, character, and style."All Quiet On The Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is a powerful portrayal of life in the German trenches during ... effect to convey the sense of horror and waste surrounding the war environment in "All Quiet On The Western Front" which is recognizable by the reader as being emphasized throughout the book as themes ...

(7 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The Great War, a conflict spanning four years from 1914 to 1918, drew countries from across the globe into the First World War.

if followed by the forcing of the Bosporus, would enable Russia to draw munitions from America and Western Europe, and to export her accumulated supplies of wheat.” Other advantages could be dra ... w front against the Central Powers. A new front could relieve pressure on the deadlocked and static Western Front.The Australian force landed at Anzac Cove in the early hours of the morning. The terra ...

(6 pages) 1321 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

All Quiet on the Western Front: War strips the human face off its casualties. Discuss this statement

Throughout the text, All Quiet on the Western Front, the author, Erich Remarque, makesreference to the soldiers at war losing all sense of ... nces for him were no different to any other soldier on the front line.Bibliography:All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Remarque, 1929

(3 pages) 2755 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature