Paul Baümer's All Quiet On The Western Front
There were rumors of tanks on page 105, and Paul Baümer clarifies that the tanks resemble war more than anything else on page 282. This potentially means that tanks began to become more important and deadly during the war. The Germans trenches had been damaged so heavily during the war that German soldiers had to begin fighting from shell-holes (277). Also, to look good for the Kaiser, the soldiers drill hard for eight days, only to see the man and return to war as usual (201-202). As weaponry advanced (i.e. tanks, flamethrowers, machine guns, shells) the characters experienced more death, struggle, and fear, as Paul Baümer explains on page 282. To set the negative and depressing tone, Paul Baümer used very descriptive writing and imagery so that the reader could picture what he and his comrades endured on the battlefield. For instance, Paul vividly described the first bombardment and the remains of soldiers when returning to the front so readers could understand the ramifications of the war (65-70, 207-208). Paul also used personification, as seen when describing chance and death (14, 101). Multiple times throughout the novel Paul
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He served in World War I himself, and was injured on five occasions in a short period of time. He was in the Second Company, just as Paul Baümer, which further certifies that he wrote this novel based on true events and stories. All Quiet on the Western Front made him rich at a very young age, yet he did not settle for it, publishing nine more books on the same topic in hopes to promote a more peaceful world. Through this book and these other nine works, Remarque was a muckraker for those in the military, but also a prominent figure in the pursuit of world peace. To further assert his qualifications, the German government burned Remarque’s books before World War II because they knew that it was powerful enough to keep people from joining the
He served in World War I himself, and was injured on five occasions in a short period of time. He was in the Second Company, just as Paul Baümer, which further certifies that he wrote this novel based on true events and stories. All Quiet on the Western Front made him rich at a very young age, yet he did not settle for it, publishing nine more books on the same topic in hopes to promote a more peaceful world. Through this book and these other nine works, Remarque was a muckraker for those in the military, but also a prominent figure in the pursuit of world peace. To further assert his qualifications, the German government burned Remarque’s books before World War II because they knew that it was powerful enough to keep people from joining the