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All Quiet On The Western Front

Brandon Elmes
HIST 106
3/29/06

A Review and Analysis of:

All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque

The novel begins immediately by introducing the characters under rough circumstances. Paul, the main character, and his friends have just been relieved from the front lines. They are members of the Second Company and suffered great losses on the front lines. Only eighty of the original 150 soldiers have returned safely. Despite this fact, Paul and his friends are in a pretty good mood. In fact, they are more concerned with getting the extra rations intended for their dead friends rather than mourning all of the soldiers who recently died. However, they have been relieved from the front lines—which we eventually find out to be incredibly terrifying—so their happiness is somewhat justified. Right from the first chapter, we are introduced to an important theme: the dehumanization of the soldiers. We have already seen a lack of humanity from the soldiers......


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Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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