Compare Gallipoli' and All Quiet on the Western Front' in terms of the:
· Boys' attitude to war
· Reasons for enlistment
· Experiences on the front
How do these change their attitude to war? What does this tell you about the similarities and differences the Australian's and German's experiences?
Analysis of Major Characters
Paul Bäumer
As the novel's narrator and protagonist, Paul is the central figure in All Quiet on the Western Front and serves as the mouthpiece for Remarque's meditations about war. Throughout the novel, Paul's inner personality is contrasted with the way the war forces him to act and feel. His memories of the time before the war show that he was once a very different man from the despairing soldier who now narrates the novel. Paul is a compassionate and sensitive young man; before the war, he loved his family and wrote poetry. Because of the horror of the war and the anxiety it induces, Paul, like other soldiers, learns to disconnect his mind......
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