The Road Back Vogler mentions that the Road Back is a "stage [that] represents the resolve of the hero to return to the Ordinary World and implement the lessons learned in the Special World...Heroes gather up what they have learned, gained, stolen, or been granted... [and] they set themselves a new goal, to escape, find further adventure, or return home" (189-193). Once Harry has defeated Lord Voldemort for the third time, he recognizes that he must soon return home to the Dursley's house in the
In the battlefield, innocence is lost and men are transformed; yet all soldiers go through a three-step transformation that turns them into better soldiers, but worse men as well. In the novel “ All Quiet On The Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, and in many war-time poems, a transformation among men is noticeable in which they lose innocence, become beasts and most importantly, they abandon all civilized sensibilities. The moment a soldier leaves his everyday known life to go into the unknown
Culture Research of All Quiet On The Western Front In the gruesome novel, All Quiet On The Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque, tells a story of a young boy named Paul Bäumer that fights in World War I as a German soldier. Paul is the protagonist and the narrator for most of the novel. The reader can see, through Paul, the horrors of war. Critics agree that the novel is believable. “Paul's story is the realization of the horror of war…” (Tighe 60). The setting of the novel is in the trenches of the
All Quiet on the Western Front: Effective Criticism of War All Quiet on the Western Front was a sad tale of Paul Bäumer, a lad just entering adulthood, who fought in a war that he did not even believe in. Erich Maria Remarque wrote this novel to show the war through the eyes of Paul, who saw everything that happened; every death, every horror, and all the bloodshed. Remarque denounced war by showing how it destroys human lives and, more importantly, how it devours the human soul
Paul Baumer is the protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul changes his values throughout the novel as a result of having to adapt in order to survive. As Baumer struggles to survive the war, he transforms as shown by his thoughts, actions, and the conversations that he contributes in. One way that Paul changes is that his patriotism towards his country about war decreases. Paul is sitting with his men around a fire picking off lice and comparing them before
Detering – A married farmer, he is disgusted that horses are being used in the war. Gérard Duval – A printer that Paul murders while he is hiding in a shell hole, he questions his actions as he is forced to stay with the man until it is safe enough to go back to his trench. Major Settings (one-sentence description of each) The Western Front – Most if not all of the events in “All quiet on the Western Front” take place on the western front. It is World War I, combat consists of trench warfare and soldiers
A group of soldiers connect as they experience the same events during their journey during the events and period of war. In All Quiet on the Western Front, the guys are depending on one another to support and handle the difficult moments together. As Paul returns to the front once again, most of the members of the army have experienced death during his leave. Paul and the rest of the group is experiencing war single-handed yet again as more people are lost in the troop. Paul describes how the group
War is one of the most horrific things that the human race is capable of. Such armed conflicts are nothing more than a manifestation of the barbarism that lurks within the human heart. Nonetheless, some beautiful things have emerged from the ashes of war. One such thing is Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. This particular novel covers the struggles of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier, and his brothers-in-arms during the First World War. As such, Remarque mounts a concerted
Horror of War Exposed in Erich Maria Remarque's 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 men, who even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war. The entire purpose of this novel is to illustrate the vivid horror and raw nature of war and to change the popular belief that war has an idealistic and romantic character. The story centers on Paul
The Lost Generation From sunrise to sunset, day after day, war demolishes men, cities, and hope. War has an effect on soldiers like nothing else, and sticks with them for life. The damage to a generation of men on both sides of the war was inestimable. Both the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, and the poem “I Have a Rendezvous with Death,” by Alan Seeger, demonstrate the theme of a lost generation of men, mentally and physically, in war through diction, repetition, and
Then, when Paul physically attempts to move him, “he draws up his legs, crouches back against the wall, and shows his teeth like a cur” and “barks” when Paul tries again. This imagery of a dog serves to reinforce the fact that he is a hypocrite. This is a very significant event. It acts as the second part of the proof which acts to heighten the overall hypocritical nature of the society which he
bedroom during his first leave, trying desperately to feel the connection he has once felt with his home and to ignore the more persuasive tug of his soldier’s reality. He wants to be reassured by his familiar surroundings, hoping that simply being back where he started will remove the effect the front has had on him, especially since he can appreciate it now. Alas, Paul realizes that his soldierly persona is not shed so easily, and he states that he “fear(s) to importune it too much, because I do
Meghna Thomas Ms. Schultes English 2H, Block G 5/24/18 The Dehumanization of War in the Cinema Poem and All Quiet on the Western Front For centuries, the violence of war has dominated the lives of individuals, forcing them to repress their feelings and to sacrifice their basic human qualities in order to develop animal-like instincts, simply as a means of survival. Along with this process of dehumanization, the violence of war has stripped individuals of their identities
life. During the beginning of the film the story fluctuates between battle scenes and times of goodwill in the young man’s life. The film, adapted from Erich Maria Remarques novel “All Quiet on The Western Front” starts on the battlefield then jumps back to young boys in a class room being indoctrinated into enlisting into the war. The youthful German patriots are eager to enlist their services and fight for the “Fatherland” upon graduation, but the horrors of war quickly change the principled views
War benefits no one, but consumes all. This idea is prevalent throughout Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Entering the war in his late-teens, Paul gives up his youth and dreams as his life becomes intertwined with war. He stands as an example of the “Lost Generation”, the group of young men who readily enlisted into the war effort, leaving their innocence behind as all courageously walked onto the battlefield. The reader follows Paul as he transforms from an innocent
All Quiet On The Western Front, The Wars, and A Farewell To Arms Any and all events in one's life may change a person profoundly, but the effect may not always be as expected. For instance, situations of despair may cause feelings of depression and uncertainty to develop in an individual, as would likely be expected. However, those same situations could ultimately lead to a sense of fulfilment or enlightenment. In the novels All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Remarque, The Wars by Timothy
Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front – An Accurate Description of the Honors and Horrors of War Ellen Glasgow said, "Violence commands both literature and life.” Violence commands Erich Maria Remarque’s literature in his novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque accurately depicts both the physical and mental repercussions of war. All Quiet on the Western Front should be read by all members of the Armed Forces for several reasons. First, the novel describes in detail the
Why does the world need to kill two million men just because two countries can’t agree with each other? War is devastating to countries and most indefinitely to individuals and soldiers. A war can ruin families, friendships, education, economy, and the minds of innocent people. Most young men, who were just approaching manhood, were pulled of their innocence of childhood, and thrown into a world of rage and destruction. Soldiers that luckily survive a horrific war often find their lives turned
All Quiet on the Western Front The 19th century view of war expressed that it was the most honorable and glorious event that a man could participate in. This romantic viewpoint was quick to change after World War I. In addition, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front further illustrated the ghastly nature of war. His descriptive writing portrays the graphic details of reality, leaving the readers of the 20th century in shock. Since Remarque was the first author of his time
Warfare is a dreadful and horrifying experience that shows the violent side of humanity. War is the worst thing a human being can go through. The recruits suffer inevitable damage by the ordeals they encounter and the ruff experiences they take part in. War changes a person, from a nice boy into a stone-cold killing machine. Erich Maria Remarque, the expressive German author, shows the scenes of war in his novel All Quiet on the Western Front. In the novel, Paul Bäumer, the protagonist, journeys