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.
Remarque also utilizes a very defined nature motif, with the forces of nature
constantly rebelling against the conflict it plays battleground to. With the
Earth itself, the source of all things, supporting his themes, Remarque has a
seemingly unbiased witness bearing testament to his observations. Remarque can
use nature as the judge to condemn war, along with shocking imagery, so that his
literature......
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