Essay Archive - All Quiet On the Western Front: Themes
All Quiet On the Western Front: Themes
All Quiet on the Western Front is a graphic depiction of the
horrors of war. In the short note before Chapter One, Remarque lets the
reader know exactly what themes he intends. War is a savage and gratuitous
evil, war is unnatural, and war is responsible for the destruction of an
entire generation. Remarque is very clear on the strength of his themes,
and uses graphic imagery to convey to the reader the physical and
psychological impact that war has on humanity. But Remarque uses more than
graphic description to support his themes. ....
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