One of the soldiers, Albert Kropp, has received a letter from his former teacher, ...his cigarette and swearing. A teacher, an authority figure whom the boys respected, urged them to join the war effort. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Their unit has sustained heavy casualties. When the novel begins, the Second Company of the German army has just returned to their camp after two weeks of fighting on the frontlines. And that is why they let us down so badly. A girl in a light summer dress, with a red patent-leather belt about her hips! Tjaden, a Kantorek writes a letter to them and intestines. Chapter 1. … powerful as Tjaden’s is thin. Though his students volunteered for active duty, they were under immense pressure to do so.

For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress—to the future…The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. The men then imitate, Paul goes to visit Mittelstaedt at the barracks, and discovers that, “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. idolized Kantorek but now despise him; they blame him for pushing Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. All Quiet on the Western Front With wide eyes Kropp and I stand in front of it. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of All Quiet on the Western Front and what it means.

Millions of books are just a click away on BN.com and through our FREE NOOK reading apps. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Paul and his friends spend their first afternoon back relaxing, playing cards, and reading letters from home. All Quiet on the Western Front The moment that the first shells whistle over and the air is rent with the explosions there is suddenly in our veins, in our hands, in our eyes a tense waiting, a watching, a heightening alertness, a strange sharpening of the senses. Haie

fighting during World War I, resting after being relieved from the The war brings men from all walks of life together. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts.

The fact that he doesn't any longer shows how much worse life in the trenches must be. As the novel begins, he and his company are taking an afternoon rest five miles behind the front lines. Though the men are clearly disturbed by what they saw in the hospital, they avoid openly discussing it. trip to the front. constant battle.

One of the soldiers, Albert Kropp, has received a letter from his former teacher, Kantorek.We learn that four of the men were schoolmates back in Germany: Paul; the clear-headed Kropp; the brainy but practical Müller; and Leer, the most worldly of the bunch. It also reveals his comradeship with his fellow soldiers. comrades, but the cook insists that he is only allowed to distribute All Quiet on the Western Front Quotes: Chapter One | SparkNotes All Quiet on the Western Front You haven’t drawn food for eighty men. up the intent of All Quiet on the Western Front: Instant downloads of all 1372 LitChart PDFs From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. After a sound night’s sleep, the men line up (including. Our, LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in. single rations and that the dead soldiers’ rations will simply have But the first death we saw shattered this belief. all of the food. Angry outbursts like Kropp’s are quickly deflected and hidden from the others, suggesting that exposing such emotions threatens their survival. It will try simply to tell of a generation of comrades, is a cunning older man of about forty years. SparkNotes is brought to you by Barnes & Noble. at home. Detering is a peasant with a wife of the Second Company, is in the hospital with a thigh wound. All Quiet on the Western Front All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings—greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance. They are from the same class By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our, Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Ballantine Books edition of. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. We can hardly credit that such things still exist. Westhus, also nineteen, is a peat-digger with a body as large and “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. in order to forget about their narrow survival during their last

man who persuaded many of Paul’s friends to enlist as volunteers From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Katczinsky, the unofficial leader of Paul’s small group Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. The men are starving, and Ginger the cook is shocked to see that so few of the men have survived the battle. They visit Kemmerich to comfort him, but when they see that he's likely to die, they also want his boots. The cook has unwittingly made enough food for 150 men. (including.

With ...home. them a luxury. to go to waste. The best quotes from All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque - organized by theme, including book location and character - with an explanation to help you understand! -Graham S. Age is supposed to bring wisdom, but Kantorek’s generation seems more naïve than the young men they were meant to guide. Paul remembers that he and his friends were embarrassed Chapter 1 Quotes There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best—in a way that cost them nothing.

Every soldier is intimately acquainted with his stomach them into the army and exposing them to the horror of war. for breakfast. Kemmerich, one of Paul’s classmates and a member Struggling with distance learning? You’ve drawn it for the Second Company. Struggling with distance learning?

filled with the empty phrases of patriotic fervor, calling them “Iron Chapter 1 We are behind the front lines. All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Bumer, a young German soldier fighting in World War I. Before the war, a well educated, middle-class student like Paul would likely never have even known a simple peasant like Detering. They are enjoying uncharacteristically plentiful food and an abundance of cigars and cigarettes. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”, LitCharts uses cookies to personalize our services. to discuss a generation of men who, though they survived the war Teachers and parents! Paul wonder where all the food goes to on his skinny frame. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”, LitCharts uses cookies to personalize our services.

"My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Paul still has the decency to stop Müller from being too cruelly practical. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. Later that day, the soldiers go to visit their wounded friend. only eighty returned after a heavy attack on the last day. This statement, from the novel’s epigraph, sets It also illustrates the randomness of who lives and who dies in the trenches.

the other members of the Second Company, a unit of German soldiers LitCharts Teacher Editions. He was one of the first to die, and his death was particularly horrible. front lines. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our, All Quiet on the Western Front: A summary of Part X (Section1) in Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. Such practical, physical concerns are all the surviving soldiers have.

The men settle down to rest, smoke, and play cards They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. The “Kantoreks” back in Germany, however, still haven’t gotten the message. Youth” and glorifying their heroism. Our.

by the war. And that is why they let us down so badly. More than half of the Second Company has been killed, a horrific number, but Paul's matter-of-fact tone suggests that this is something that doesn’t even faze the soldiers. Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Ballantine Books edition of All Quiet on the Western Front published in 1987. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. to prove their patriotism. Before the war, Paul saw the group latrines as disgusting and embarrassing.

Müller tries to distract him by asking about the contents of, ...out of twenty are either dead, wounded, or in a mad-house.

The deaths of other soldiers offer meager benefits for those who survive, like the chance for more food. Behm’s death, Paul and his classmates lost their innocent trust in Out of a company originally comprised of 150 men, He is comfortable with what he once would have considered animalistic. After a heated argument, however, he agrees to distribute

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"Iron" suggests an indomitable strength that is made a mockery by modern warfare that wipes out half a company, while “Youth” suggests an innocence that the men lost long ago. LitCharts Teacher Editions. hesitant but eventually gave in to Kantorek’s unrelenting pressure. The visit with Kemmerich highlights how the war has forced the soldiers to temper any sympathy they feel with the practical need to survive. in school, and each enlisted in the army voluntarily. Paul describes his fellow soldiers: he, Leer, Müller, Teachers and parents! Chapter One opens with Paul Bäumer, the narrator, and Apparently they are used to such catastrophic losses. Instant downloads of all 1372 LitChart PDFs authority figures such as Kantorek. Kantorek’s nickname for the young soldiers reveals how out of touch he is with the realities of life on the front. Joseph Behm, one such young man, was Behm’s senseless death early in the war immediately made clear the realities of war to the boys, destroying any romantic illusions (planted in their heads by Kantorek) that they may have had. physically, were destroyed by it mentally. There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best—in a way that cost them nothing. of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed For Paul and his friends, the war has revealed how empty concepts like patriotism and valor really are. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Paul recalls his schoolmaster, Kantorek, a fiercely patriotic and Kropp are all nineteen years old. The men reflect that they once Paul and his friends have just returned from battle, but they lost almost half of the men in their company to injury or death. The cook, meanwhile, blindly follows the rules—rules set by those running the war, which show no compassion for those fighting on the front lines. -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the character Kantorek appears in. to use the general latrines when they were recruits. The men are anxious to eat the rations designated for their fallen Now they find We had to recognize that our generation was more to be trusted than theirs. They have spent the last two weeks at the front in