Differences Between All Quiet On The Western Front Book And Movie

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The movie Grand Illusion was very different from the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. The stories and settings were completely different, and had very little to do with each other. But even though the film and the book are completely different, they both give the same idea of the war being a horrible place, the movie had just approached the topic very mildly (in comparison to the book). The movie had avoided war on the battlefield, along with harsh conditions, and focused in a prison, instead. The novel however felt like a heavier topic, more emotional. It made me think about the emotions of different people towards the death of one person. The book All Quiet on the Western Front is about a group of young soldiers serving in World War …show more content…

People in Germany were very proud and thought they would win the war. The guy narrates the whole book is Paul Baumer. Paul speaks much throughout the whole book about war and its effect on him and his friends. This is basically the author who speaks through Paul. It is a lot of experiences of war and how they change young people who are struggling. In addition, Paul was injured in the book and goes home and stays with her family while he recovers. He is no longer able to relate to his family, since it is very difficult to think and have emotions and at the same time with much death all around him in the war. There is much talk of how he and his friends do not think about deep things, but just think about eating and silly things. His father and people over all his people want me to tell them stories of war and hate Paul because their experiences are horrible. Paul has just returned to the fight and basically everyone in the book is wounded and dies. The end of the book isn’t narrated by Paul, but only a short paragraph telling about how …show more content…

The two French officers are captured. There is a direct relationship between von Rauffenstein and Boeldieu, he looks like him, a career military man senior who should get the respect of the position. This hierarchy has nothing to do with life outside the military. Even in the prison camp Hallbach where they are housed in a principle, and Maréchal Boeldieu are treated differently in the ranks of the other POWs. Boeldieu and Marshal of them are treated cordially but with guarded friendship, just because of their current situation. Time does not change their relationship. This hierarchy becomes more pronounced when Boeldieu and Marechal and others are transferred to the prison camp at the request of von Wintersborn Rauffenstein, now the commander there. Since its last session, von Rauffenstein was permanently injured leading to this new assignment Wintersborn, a renovated castle of the 13th century when captive Maréchal and Rosenthal partner muse on your next escape attempt, of Boeldieu understand your position on the plot which is in line with its position among the other prisoners of war and their special relationship with von Rauffenstein. I thought it was incredibly sad! We had to write an essay reflecting a theme and I chose how the inhumanity of war devastated Paul's mind, body, and soul. So as I was going