Analysis Of All Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria...

World war I and World War II was two world wars that completely devastated Europe. Many deaths and sacrifices were made throughout and these two events are no doubt one of the most important events in world history. Many books were written about these two wars, detailing the great horrors and brutal truths of life out on the battlefield. Erich Maria Remarque, was born in Osnabrà ¼ck, Germany, in 1898. His family was lower-middle class and he lived humbly. In 1916, when World War I broke out, he was drafted. Expectedly, he got injured during the war, but luckily he survived. Like many people back then, especially German people, the idea of war was heavily romanticized and he couldn’t have fathomed how dark and brutal it actually was. He†¦show more content†¦All Quiet on the Western Front remains as his most famous books and one of the many books to talk about the horrors of war, the truth of the battlefield, and the brutal soldier experience that many had to go through on the battlefield. As a prior soldier in World War I, Remarque himself got a cold wake-up call on what war was really like. In his book, he did not censor nor romanticized a thing about war - as many prior books had done - and let the truth flow out through his book, showing the world what it was really like for the soldiers out on the battlefield. All Quiet on the Western Front tells of the horrendous brutality of war, and Remarque did a fine job in showing it. He dropped the prior, unrealistic idea of war as honorable, patriotic, and glorious, to show that it was actually brutal, meaningless, and an endless nightmare for many. The enemies of the soldiers were not their opposing nations but also their own country leaders and battle leaders, as Remarque presents the idea that war was a meaningless ploy to gain power and glory, sacrificing their own youth and people to do so. In addition, with the new weapon technology, killing is faster and easier than before, such as a weapon that can shoot and kill hundreds of men at a time. It made killing impersonal and instinct. Men on the field were forced physically and psychologically to become savage, animals whose instinct was to kill. They lose their humanity, andShow MoreRelatedThe Guns Of August And All Quiet On The Western Front1633 Words   |  7 Pagesthe countri es involved were unprepared for one of the worst wars in history. Two books, The Guns of August and All Quiet on the Western Front address and highlight major themes of World War I. 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