Essay on All Quiet on the Western Front -- All Quiet on the Western Fr

each(prenominal) Quiet on the Western Front Erich maria Remarques literary break done, All Quiet on the Western Front, describes ii stories. It meticulously chronicles the thoughts of a soldier in World War I while simultaneously detailing the horrors of all wars individually tale is not only a separate experience for the soldier, but is also a new commission of the fighting. The war is seen through the eyes of Paul Baumer whose brainpower is far better developed in comparison to his comrades. His true heading in the novel is not to serve as a representation of the common soldier, but to take on a godly and wise role so that he may serve as the society between WWI and all past and future melees of the kind. Baumer becomes the representation of all work force, and, through him, the reader comes to see the true essence of such a valet de chambre struggle. though the novel introduces the reader to a seasoned soldier in the German army, its tale of war begins even before enlist ment. The soldiers bellies are enough with beef and haricot beans their hearts are full of happiness. The cook, or ones parents, spoonsout a great dollop, or provides for their needs (1). Before enlistment, the mens futures were good and certain each man had a mess tin full for the evening (1). Though sheltered, the men were satisfied and at peace(1). Shortly after these previous passages, Baumer expresses his disdain for this prior life, suggesting that the soldiers present paradigms are the only views that are original our generation is more to be trusted than the older generation (12). However, though these men have been alerted to the ways of the world, these revelations visibly corrupt them for within their soul ( infra their nails) lies the... ...ar-mongering patriots, it sympathizes with mankind. The tale never deviates from this antiwar thesis, ingeniously allowing the everyday person to comprehend the senselessness of the bloodshed pervading world history. There is no real group designated as an enemy since the true culprit of wartime horror is war itself. Though this pacifist(prenominal) statement is made quite epigrammatically, it takes the reader until the end of the novel to comprehend the true power of such an idea. In the last few lines, the inner(a)(a) battle one fights in a war is linked to the inner battle we fight with life itself. No matter how hard we try, so long as it is there, life will seek its own way out, listless of the will that is within (295). It is the human plight to unconsciously fight for survival. All Quiet on the Western Front suggests that there are cases where hold up is another form of death.