KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS
1. SETTING
All Quiet On The Western Front is set during World War I, behind the German frontlines where Paul Baumer is assigned. The setting weaves back and forth between the warfront and the camp where Baumer stays. Once during the novel, Baumer goes home on leave, but the setting quickly reverts to the warfront. The only other setting in the novel is in the hospital.
LIST OF CHARACTERS
Major Characters
Paul Baumer
The narrator of the novel. He is a young German infantry soldier who volunteered for military duty during World War I. During the book, he feels secure with his soldier friends, including Muller, Kropp, Kemmerich, and Kat. As he loses them one by one, he grows more depressed and disillusioned with the war. He is the last of the friends to survive, but then he is also killed one month before the armistice.
Kantorek
A teacher at the school that Baumer attended. He is a propagandist who glorifies war and the German cause. Since he is......
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Approximate Word Count: 7153
Approximate Pages: 28 (260 words per double-spaced page) |