- My trench journal captures Paul Bäumer’s character development through the book and truly illustrates the destructive effects of war upon young soldiers and society while concurrently expressing the importance of friendship. My trench journal attempts to recreate the atmosphere of war and the emotions of suffering and sorrow to amplify Paul Bäumer’s experience as a soldier and lost memories as a childhood boy. Through my trench journal, I attempted to illustrate the fact that although war may be painting as an adventurous feat by society, the reality of war is very different. War is not adventurous nor is it exciting, war is dreadful and no matter what a country does to create an illusion of security in war such as Pal Battalions; war will continue to bring death and sorrow upon grieving families and friends. I believe that my trench journal correctly affirms the destructive nature of war and accurately depicts the life of a young soldier who was pulled into war blindly, oblivious to the impact war would have on his life.
- I enjoyed this project very much as it provided me with insight about the true meaning of war and how much suffering and pain can result from such gruesome battles. I also learned about the development of weapons which revolutionized combat and provided soldiers with new means of destroying the enemy. In conclusion, this project gave me an abundant amount of knowledge on the various aspects of war and how each of these aspects contributes to the overall goal of war- defeat the enemy and leave no threats standing.
- My work reflects my learning since I have analyzed each aspect of war thoroughly and blended it with the character Paul Bäumer and his experiences on the frontline. My project is constructed to mimic the atmosphere of World War I while concurrently relating this historic event to the book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque by creating trench journals which provide the reader with historical information regarding the Great War through Paul Bäumer’s fictional experiences on the frontline. Through viewing my project, you will notice that in addition to my analysis of the book and World War I, I have also integrated both of these topics together and created a fictional environment of destruction and turmoil in order to amplify the Paul’s experiences in World War I and the impact of World War I on young soldiers in the military.
- This project has taught me that I am capable of analyzing a book and relating it to a historical event while simultaneously expressing these feelings and emotions through an atmosphere created by art. I have learned that I am not just able to analyze a book and formulate a summary based on what I have read. In fact, this project has taught me that simply creating a summary of a book is low-level thinking and that true analysis and connection must come from further analyzing the book by relating it to historical events and recreating the emotions experienced by the characters in the book. This project has had a powerful impact on my writing and has taught me that a simply analysis is not enough to truly understand the piece of literature you are reading, you must dwell deeper to learn the meaning of the author’s words and ideas.
- This project aided me in realizing that the picture or image of war materialized by society is merely a dream and does not exist in reality. War is a gruesome plague which destroys many families’ dreams and hopes of living life in harmony and happiness. War is a battle started by politicians and fought by young men who blindly enlist in the army, hoping to serve a purpose in life and fight for their country. This project has taught me that war is a destructive matter which is meant to resolve a conflict, but merely creates additional conflicts. The life lessons of friendship and reasoning ring true in war since the friendship of his comrades is one of the only things which kept Paul Bäumer alive in war and without friendship, Paul would have probably perished during the first days of war. Lastly, reasoning holds true in these situations since Kantorek merely manipulated Paul and his classmates to enlist, and since Paul did not know any better, he trusted society with his life and met a tragic conclusion. The adventurous nature of war painted by society is very different from reality and one must use his own logic to differentiate the two forces and expose the true meaning of war.
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