Book review: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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SummaryAll throughout time, since man was first given the ability to write, countless novels have been written on almost every subject conceivable. When it comes to literature on history, an infinite number of subtopics become available. Some examples include, war, peace, types of governments, autobiographical accounts of world heroes, etc. Even these few subtopics can be broken down much further. The same idea that links all of these pieces of literature together is the concept that everything is based upon a single question. All books strive to consider a unique question, define it, and then finally, come to some sort of conclusion based on it. That was the goal of this book report; to decide what the main question was, to explain it and then finally to reveal its answer and greater significance.
For my project I decided to read "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. Arguably the greatest war novel of all time, Remarque takes the reader on a journey as we view life through the eyes of a young man, twenty years of age. This boy, Paul Baumer, enlists in the German army alongside several of his close friends, during World War I. At first, they are eager, but as the novel progresses the truth about war settles in. Baumer begins questioning the opinions of many, as he encounters horror day in and day out in the trenches. Over the years of battle, which pass by extremely sluggish, Baumer maintains one ideal: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly puts young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other. That is the question this novel is asking. Why is such a dehumanizing event such as war necessary?
For my project I decided to read "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. Arguably the greatest war novel of all time, Remarque takes the reader on a journey as we view life through the eyes of a young man, twenty years of age. This boy, Paul Baumer, enlists in the German army alongside several of his close friends, during World War I. At first, they are eager, but as the novel progresses the truth about war settles in. Baumer begins questioning the opinions of many, as he encounters horror day in and day out in the trenches. Over the years of battle, which pass by extremely sluggish, Baumer maintains one ideal: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly puts young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other. That is the question this novel is asking. Why is such a dehumanizing event such as war necessary?
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- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
- From the onset of the novel, Paul expresses the concept of his generations.
- The next part of the book is one that really touches the reader on a more personal note.
- I don't think I came across a scene stronger then the one in which Paul, unwillingly, makes his first kill face to face.
- Being in this hospital allows Paul to see the devastation war causes.
- At one point or another, people have questioned the significance of war.
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