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so often. When his friend Kantorek dies, the only thing him and his friends think of is who will get his boots. They aren't saddened by his death because they know it was going to happen. He is goes to feelsee his family, his death.
Kantorek-Though he is not a major character, he expresses a lot of Remarque’s ideas, such as patriotism and nationalism. Kantorek-Though he is not a major character, he expresses a lot of Remarque’s ideas, such as patriotism and nationalism. He was once a teacher, who taught his students about duty, glory and pride. He was drafted, and made a terrible soldier. Paul says that everything that he taught was useless and unimportant. Paul also quotes, “While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing, we already know that death-throes are stronger.” Everything Kantorek taught, he believed the opposite thing, such as patriotism.
Corporal Himmelstoss- Himmelstoss, like Kantorek is not mentioned as much in the book, but plays a big part in the story. He was an everyday citizen, and when in the war, is a killing machine. He was extremely cruel to his soldiers, and gave them ridiculous commands and dangerous orders because he enjoys it. He forces recruits to stand outside with no gloves through a hard frost. They could get frostbite, and then have to get their hand or fingers amputated. He gave crazy orders, simply because he enjoyed it. Once sent to the front line though, he goes through the same terrors as the other soldiers, and realizes all the harm he has done. He tries to make up for all of the awful things he has done in the past. He represents a human, that has turned into an animal. He was the most feared disciplinarian in the training camps, and got the nickname “terror of Klosterburg. “ He represents the most cruel and the meanest aspects that come out during war.

Review of All Quiet on the Western Front: By Enrique Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Enrique Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is about several soldiers experiences throughout World War one. The main character in the story is Paul Baumer. When he was eighteen, he volunteered to fight in the war, and was selected. All Quiet on the Western Front guides you through his struggles, and many other soldiers’ struggles throughout the war, physically and mentally. Most war novels focus on the good parts of war, the fun parts, not the gruesome parts. All Quiet on the Western Front is different than most war books I have read because it shows how gruesome and demanding it can be. New improvements such as machine guns and poison gas make the war much bloodier and medical advancements are lagging. The war is taking a toll on the soldiers. A lot more soldiers are getting diseases and dying and consequently the death toll is rising. Many times in the story, Paul’s division falls victim to mortar bombings. He gets so used to it that during one attack, he stays in the building to finish his pancakes, and then leaves. The new recruits, who have never experienced war, are terrified during the first bombing.
Throughout the book, Paul becomes less passionate and further distances himself from home, and even regrets going home when he was on leave. Paul was once a young man who loved writing, and towards the end of the book, isn’t saddened be his friend’s death because he is so used to it. He becomes a lost soul by the end of the war, and can’t imagine a life without the war. He has nothing else to look forward to unlike the older soldiers. In one instance, he is in a trench, and kills a soldier from the opposite side. He feels saddened because he has killed another human being. When at the training camp, he realizes the hopelessness of the war after seeing all of the injured and dead soldiers, and the Russian prisoners. Even though he hates the war, it is the only thing he knows. Enrique Remarques book describes how the war changes people, and you get to understand their everyday struggle
Review of All Quiet on the Western Front: By Enrique Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Enrique Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is about several soldiers experiences throughout World War one. The main character in the story is Paul Baumer. When he was eighteen, he volunteered to fight in the war, and was selected. All Quiet on the Western Front guides you through his struggles, and many other soldiers’ struggles throughout the war, physically and mentally. Most war novels focus on the good parts of war, the fun parts, not the gruesome parts. All Quiet on the Western Front is different than most war books I have read because it shows how gruesome and demanding it can be. Now improvements such as machine guns and poison gas make the war much bloodier and medical advancements are lagging. The war is taking a toll on the soldiers. A lot more are getting diseases and dying. Many times in the story, Paul’s division falls victim to mortar bombings. He gets so used to it that during one attack, he stays in the building to finish his pancakes, and then leaves. The new recruits, who have never experienced war, are terrified during the first bombing. Throughout the book, Paul becomes less passionate and further distances himself from home, and even regrets going home when he was on leave. Paul was once a young man who loved writing, and towards the end of the book, isn’t saddened be his friend’s death because he is so used to it. He becomes a lost soul by the end of the war, and can’t imagine a life without the war. He has nothing else to look forward to unlike the older soldiers. In one instance, he is in a trench, and kills a soldier from the opposite side. He feels saddened because he has killed another human being. When at the training camp, he realizes the hopelessness of the war after seeing all of the injured and dead soldiers, and the Russian prisoners. Even though he hates the war, it is the only thing he knows.

Review of All Quiet on the Western Front: By Enrique Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Enrique Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is about several soldiers experiences throughout World War one. The main character in the story is Paul Baumer. When he was eighteen, he volunteered to fight in the war, and was selected. All Quiet on the Western Front guides you through his struggles, and many other soldiers’ struggles throughout the war, physically and mentally. Most war novels focus on the good parts of war, the fun parts, not the gruesome parts. All Quiet on the Western Front is different than most war books I have read because it shows how gruesome and demanding it can be. Now improvements such as machine guns and poison gas make the war much bloodier and medical advancements are lagging. The war is taking a toll on the soldiers. A lot more are getting diseases and dying. Many times in the story, Paul’s division falls victim to mortar bombings. He gets so used to it that during one attack, he stays in the building to finish his pancakes, and then leaves. The new recruits, who have never experienced war, are terrified during the first bombing. Throughout the book, Paul becomes less passionate and further distances himself from home, and even regrets going home when he was on leave. Paul was once a young man who loved writing, and towards the end of the book, isn’t saddened be his friend’s death because he is so used to it. He becomes a lost soul by the end of the war, and can’t imagine a life without the war. He has nothing else to look forward to unlike the older soldiers. In one instance, he is in a trench, and kills a soldier from the opposite side. He feels saddened because he has killed another human being. When at the training camp, he realizes the hopelessness of the war after seeing all of the injured and dead soldiers, and the Russian prisoners. Even though he hates the war, it is the only thing he knows. II believe Enrique the war. Although I cannot relate to the soldiers because I have not been in a life or death situation, Remarque creates a feeling as though you are there. You really get to understand, know the characters, and their change is evident. You can clearly see how the characters change because of the war, and what the war forces them to do. The war turns them into “animals”, and they react on instinct so they can survive.

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All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Enrique Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is about several soldiers experiences throughout World War one. The main character in the story is Paul Baumer. When he was eighteen, he volunteered to fight in the war, and was selected. All Quiet on the Western Front guides you through his struggles, and many other soldiers’ struggles throughout the war, physically and mentally. Most war novels focus on the good parts of war, the fun parts, not the gruesome parts. All Quiet on the Western Front is different than most war books I have read because it shows how gruesome and demanding it can be. Now improvements such as machine guns and poison gas make the war much bloodier and medical advancements are lagging. The war is taking a toll on the soldiers. A lot more are getting diseases and dying. Many times in the story, Paul’s division falls victim to mortar bombings. He gets so used to it that during one attack, he stays in the building to finish his pancakes, and then leaves. The new recruits, who have never experienced war, are terrified during the first bombing. Throughout the book, Paul becomes less passionate and further distances himself from home, and even regrets going home when he was on leave. Paul was once a young man who loved writing, and towards the end of the book, isn’t saddened be his friend’s death because he is so used to it. He becomes a lost soul by the end of the war, and can’t imagine a life without the war. He has nothing else to look forward to unlike the older soldiers. In one instance, he is in a trench, and kills a soldier from the opposite side. He feels saddened because he has killed another human being. When at the training camp, he realizes the hopelessness of the war after seeing all of the injured and dead soldiers, and the Russian prisoners. Even though he hates the war, it is the only thing he knows.

Review of All Quiet on the Western Front: By Enrique Remarque
he knows. I believe Enrique Remarque has created a great piece if literature. He shows the emotions of the soldiers throughout the story, and you can understand what they are going through by reading his book. It is clear on how the characters change throughout the story. I would recommend All Quiet on the Western Front to anyone who enjoys the war.

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Paul Baumer- The main character in All Quiet on the Western Front is Paul Baumer. He was eighteen and volunteered to fight in the war. Before the war you could tell that he was very compassionate, and loving. He loved his poetry, and his family. Throughout the book though, the war made him in a way disconnect his feelings. He was unable to be saddened when his comrades died because it happened so often. He is unable to express his feelings about the war and talk about his experiences. His hides his emotion to keep his sanity to survive. The minute he becomes soft, he will be killed, like many of his friends. When he goes to feel his family, he doesn’t feel the same around them, and feels as though it was bad because it made him soft. Even though Paul hates the war, and has become a “human animal”, relying on his instinct to survive. He can’t imagine his life without the war, because unlike the older soldiers, he does not really have a family or job. He was drafted while still in school. War is the only thing he knows. His generation is referred to as the “lost generation”. Throughout the war, Paul becomes less compassionate, and in a way he is relieved by his death.
Kantorek-Though he is not a major character, he expresses a lot of Remarque’s ideas, such as patriotism and nationalism. Kantorek-Though he is not a major character, he expresses a lot of Remarque’s ideas, such as patriotism and nationalism. He was once a teacher, who taught his students about duty, glory and pride. He was drafted, and made a terrible soldier. Paul says that everything that he taught was useless and unimportant. Paul also quotes, “While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing, we already know that death-throes are stronger.” Everything Kantorek taught, he believed the opposite thing, such as patriotism.
Corporal Himmelstoss- Himmelstoss, like Kantorek is not mentioned as much in the book, but plays a big part in the story. He was an everyday citizen, and when in the war, is a killing machine. He was extremely cruel to his soldiers, and gave them ridiculous commands and dangerous orders because he enjoys it. He forces recruits to stand outside with no gloves through a hard frost. They could get frostbite, and then have to get their hand or fingers amputated. He gave crazy orders, simply because he enjoyed it. Once sent to the front line though, he goes through the same terrors as the other soldiers, and realizes all the harm he has done. He tries to make up for all of the awful things he has done in the past. He represents a human, that has turned into an animal. He was the most feared disciplinarian in the training camps, and got the nickname “terror of Klosterburg. “ He represents the most cruel and the meanest aspects that come out during war.

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Significant Quotes-
1. “At the sound of the first droning of the shells we rush back, in one part of our being, a thousand years. By the animal instinct that is awakened in us we are led and protected. It is not conscious; it is far quicker, much more sure, less fallible, than consciousness. . . . It is this other, this second sight in us, that has thrown us to the ground and saved us, without our knowing how. . . . We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers—we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals.”
This quote kind of reflects how soldiers feel about the war. When resting they are men, but when they have to go to the front line, they turn into animals and beasts. As Paul sense they have a second sense, to avoid the shells and dive away, instead of trying to spot them and ran away in plenty of time. They are just trying to survive, Paul, and all the other soldiers. They thought of each other as animals trained to kill, not humans. When Paul was at the camp and saw the prisoners, he realized how wrong the war was, and when he killed the man in the trench. He realized he had just killed another human being.
2. “Just as we turn into animals when we go up to the line . . . so we turn into wags and loafers when we are resting. . . . We want to live at any price; so we cannot burden ourselves with feelings which, though they may be ornamental enough in peacetime, would be out of place here. Kemmerich is dead, Haie Westhus is dying . . . Martens has no legs anymore, Meyer is dead, Max is dead, Beyer is dead, Hammerling is dead . . . it is a damnable business, but what has it to do with us now—we live.”
Paul thinks of himself as an animal when fighting, but when he is not fighting, he occasionally has a chance to relax. When he has a chance to relax, he forgets all about the horrors of the war, and doesn’t think about that. Paul says that terror can be survived only if one avoids thinking about it; otherwise, feelings of grief, fear, and despair would drive a man mad. He just disconnects himself from his feelings and just pushes his feelings aside.
3. “Comrade, I did not want to kill you. . . . But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. . . . I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony—Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?”
Paul says these words to Gerard Duval, the soldier he had just killed in chapter nine. He realizes he has just killed another human being, who probably has a wife and kids. He feels awful about it and regrets it, but he had to kill him. Paul has learned that the war has forced them to fight their enemies who are actually his friends. As he observed with the prisoners, propaganda has led them to believe their friends are their enemies, but they are actually not enemies. They are other human beings, and he does not want to harm them, just as when he killed Duval.

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All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Enrique Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is about several soldiers experiences throughout World War one. The main character in the story is Paul Baumer. When he was eighteen, he volunteered to fight in the war, and was selected. All Quiet on the Western Front guides you through his struggles, and many other soldiers’ struggles throughout the war, physically and mentally. Most war novels focus on the good parts of war, the fun parts, not the gruesome parts. All Quiet on the Western Front is different than most war books I have read because it shows how gruesome and demanding it can be. Now improvements such as machine guns and poison gas make the war much bloodier and medical advancements are lagging. The war is taking a toll on the soldiers. A lot more are getting diseases and dying. Many times in the story, Paul’s division falls victim to mortar bombings. He gets so used to it that during one attack, he stays in the building to finish his pancakes, and then leaves. The new recruits, who have never experienced war, are terrified during the first bombing. Throughout the book, Paul becomes less passionate and further distances himself from home, and even regrets going home when he was on leave. Paul was once a young man who loved writing, and towards the end of the book, isn’t saddened be his friend’s death because he is so used to it. He becomes a lost soul by the end of the war, and can’t imagine a life without the war. He has nothing else to look forward to unlike the older soldiers. In one instance, he is in a trench, and kills a soldier from the opposite side. He feels saddened because he has killed another human being. When at the training camp, he realizes the hopelessness of the war after seing all of the injured and dead soldiers, and the Russian prisoners. Even though he hates the war, it is the only thing he knows.