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Use Of Characterization In All Quiet On The Western Front

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Throughout human history, people have lost their human dignity because of war. The novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, is about a group of German boys recruiting themselves to war. Together they encountered the terrible horrors of war. They see people forgetting who they are and treating others terribly. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque uses characterization to teach a lesson that people lose their sense of human decency in war. There were many times people lost their dignity because of war. In Chapter 8, Paul demonstrates the treatment of Russian prisoners. The Russian prison was scarce in food, and the prisoners would trade anything for food. Paul states that Germans even kick them and tease
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