health issues, and filth each exemplify a critical part of a soldier's life, which they continue to carry with them for the rest of their lives. Erich Maria Remarque, a World War I veteran, recreated his own personal war experience on paper, resulting in one of the most critically acclaimed anti-war movement novels of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front. The voice of the novel, Paul Baumer, describes his daily life as a soldier during the First World War. Through the characters he creates in the
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