All Quiet On The Western Front, by Erich Marie Remarque, is a powerful book which tells of the war experiences of Paul Baumer, a nineteen-year-old soldier fighting in the German army in World War I. Paul's regiment, which includes many friends from his home town, undergoes grueling training, an...

What Is the War Like? Themes: War may seem not at all that hard to some people, you go to army training learn to shoot a gun dress up in your military outfit fly off to some country and shoot guys. What is so hard about that, and if you get hit your dead in a flash, correct? Well actually according...

The Disillusionment of the Soldier. All Quiet on the Western Front. Disillusionment is "a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction." (Webster's 384) A synonym for this word that we all are probably much more familiar with is reality. In my case, reality has real...

All Quiet on the Western Front What is war? War is the aggressive response to conflict by a nation or group in an attempt to gain power over a people or situation. War is killing; it is planned death for a cause not worth the outcome. War is hidden behind government; they use language that avoids...

All Quiet on the Western Front Whenever one reads or hears about World War I or World War II, you hear of the struggles and triumphs of the British, Americans or any of the other Allies. And they always speak of the evil and menacing German army. However, All Quiet on the Western Front giv...

All quiet on the Western Front Whenever one reads or hears about World War I or World War II, you hear about the struggles of the British, Americans. And they always speak of the evil and menacing German army. However, All Quiet on the Western Front gives the reader some insight and a look at a ...

All Quiet on the Western Front The remains of Paul Baumer's company had moved behind the German front lines for a short rest at the beginning of the novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convin...

The remains of Paul Baumer's company had moved behind the German front lines for a short rest at the beginning of the novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convinced Paul and his classmates...