Essays on Remarque

For those who are not acquainted with the books of German writer Erich Maria Remarque, the title of the novel All Quite on the Western Front does not promise emotional reading. The first thought of it is that this book will tell its reader about ordinary, if not peaceful, but stable life. After the book has been read, there is an absolutely different attitude to it. The language of the novel is very simple and the readers catch themselves thinking that by chance they have an opportunity to read some notes in the diary of a young German soldier ...

For those readers who are not acquainted with the books of German writer Erich Maria Remarque, the title of the novel All Quite on the Western Front will not stir any predictions of emotional and even depressive reading. The first thought of it is that this novel will tell its reader about ordinary and if not peaceful, but stable life. After the book has been read, there is absolutely different attitude to it. The language of the novel is very simple and the book is written as if it is not the book at all. The readers catch themselves ...

The novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque explores the psychological and physical conditions of German soldiers fighting in the World War I, instead of focussing on heroism and military accomplishments. That is the primary distinction between the novel and its contemporaries. The novel tracks the life of Paul Baumer, as he joins the army together with his friends (Muller, Kropp and Kemmerick) at the urging of their school teacher Kantorek. While at the base, they meet Kat, an older soldier and a former shoe cobbler with whom they form a deep friendship and he ...