Growing up is difficult, but could you imagine feeling 50, before you have even turned 20 years old? Young boys leave their childhoods behind in the fight for their lives and country in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. This story follows the life of Paul Bäumer, a soldier fighting in World War I, who must overcome his greatest fears and the expectations to be the young, valiant soldier. The soldiers face pain, fear, and death as they learn how to survive
which was implemented throughout the story. In doing this Remarque made used some of his own experiences and hard times out on the battle field; because Remarque himself was a former Soldier who was wounded on the battlefield. In this story Erich Maria Remarque’s thesis is that war is nothing a than an emotionally straining event that does nothing but cause hardship to the ones involved. Also in this story he involved the proper themes and symbols. That is, displayed throughout this story. And in this
History 101, Fall 2014 Book Review The Life of a Soldier The novel All Quiet on The Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque describes the experience of World War I through the eyes of a young solder Paul Baumer. Baumer’s experience with the brutal murders and the bloody battles are so horrible that he learns to disconnect his mind from his emotion to allow him to deal with the horror of war accordingly. Remarque’s analysis of World War I through Baumer’s experience add to our understanding