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elements of expressionism in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
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in the movement were interested in more than appearances. The authors of the time, perhaps heavily influenced by painters and other artists, sought to express deeper meanings and examinations in
their work. They were not content to simply describe an event or an experience, but rather wanted to delve into the issues that may have otherwise been overlooked. Erich
Maria Remarques "All Quiet on the Western Front" is one of the novels of the time that was obviously influenced by Expressionist thought. Through the character of Paul in this
book we see issues of hardening of ones spirit, despair, and ultimate change through expressionist ideals that speak of far more than a war. Paul Pauls situation was
one of war. Paul was a young man faced with the many horrors that face young men during times of warfare as his world changed around him. Through those changes
come the inevitable internal changes that harden an individual in many ways. Paul, through his experiences in the war, felt removed from much of the civilian world. He felt that
he needed to harden himself, allowing no life to seep out from him if he were to survive the external struggles he was witness to. We see this external force
that wishes to destroy in the following: "We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces. The first bomb,
the first explosion, burst in our hearts" (Remarque 88). And because of this, they "believe in such things no longer," they "believe in the war" (Remarque 88). In another
section we note the subtle despair of losing that internal struggle to the external struggle. This section involves one soldier coming face-to-face with a soldier that is an enemy: "Why
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