The war in Vietnam caused conflict between Western imperialism and Vietnamese self-determination that dominates throughout The Quiet American. The text mounts a compelling argument against war, which is presented, in case, as a futile and unwinnable conflict. The French soldiers on the ground are resigned and weary rather than committed to the cause. Captain Trouin admits to Fowler that they are simply pawns, ‘fighting till the politicians tell us to stop’ (QA p.144). The press conference with the
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All Quiet on the Western Front There are not many books written about World War I. All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul Bäumer is a German soldier who fought in the trenches during WWI. Bäumer is the protagonist and narrator of All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul Baumer’s testament of the war is bitter invective against sentimental ideas. Paul Bäumer is a 19 year old male that enlisted in World War One. Bäumer is very fit because of the war. All Quiet on the Western
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period and acceptable behavioral differences. 1918 is not the same thing as 700 BC, and the themes of the books reflect upon the behavioral differences. All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich M. Remarque) and Perseus (Bernard Evslin) were two very different stories with two very different themes. All Quiet on the Western Front had many different ways of portraying its darker themes, one example of this is derived from the quote “It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even
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during The Great War. Each soldier was confronted with a multitude of unfamiliar weapons and feelings that they had never experienced before. Despite the fact that Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Thomas Hardy’s “The Man he Killed” were written with the perspectives of separate soldiers in mind, the characters’ perception of war and their overall experience remains the same. After the Speaker from the poem and Paul Baumer experience close hand combat, they both battle feelings of guilt
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Existing as some idealized sense of promoting one’s country for the better good, a false reality evolved in regards to life on the fore front. Erich Remarque, a german veteran, displays the actuality of war through images of mass violence, descriptions of new weapons and machinery, and the individual lives of soldiers on the forefront. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque conveys physical wartime experiences to highlight the assault on soldiers’ understandings of themselves in regards
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they were but mere children; now they have matured and witnessed hardships far greater than many will ever experience. As Remarque’s second novel, The Road Back can be seen further establishing his social concerns within the roles of the surviving characters. Was the war a necessary evil or was it purely an effort to isolate and ruin Germany’s youth and civilization as a whole? World War I has taken its toll on
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All Quiet on the Western Front Basic Information Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front, published by Ballantine Books, 1956, 295 pages. Author Erich Maria Remarque was born on July 22,1897 and died on September 25, 1970 at the age of 72. His hometown is located in Osnabrück, Germany. His real name is Erich Paul Remark. Erich is the brother of two sisters and the son of Peter Franz Remark and Anna Maria Remark. His family never really stayed in one place, they moved at least 11
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“Human Animals”: Dehumanization Through Words in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front “We cloak ourselves in cold indifference to the unnecessary suffering of others, even when we cause it.” – James Carroll War ruins men. It is a beast, which destroys their bodies, minds, and morals. Facing the all too personal horrors of war, Erich Maria Remarque places his protagonist, Paul, and his comrades into situations where detachment is one of the few ways out, leading
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All Quiet on the Western Front Juxtaposition Essay In any war, there are two separate and shockingly different perspectives: that of the warrior, and that of the average citizen. To those not actually fighting, casualties might seem simply a number while to the soldiers, they are a constant reminder of the price their friends, brothers and more often than not themselves are willing to pay for the protection of their country. In Erich Remarque's revolutionary novel All Quiet on the Western Front
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Remarque’s anti-war novel tapped into the global sorrow and sense of nationalism created by World War I. His inspiration stemmed from his own time spent as a German soldier. War novels before All Quiet on the Western Front tended to romanticize war, as well as emphasize patriotism, nationalism, and glory. Remarque refutes this tradition by exposing its meaningless violence of war. “While they continued to write and talk, we saw the wounded dying. While they taught that duty to one's country is
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