Friday, March 2, 2012
AQWF- WR#1
Despite the horror of all the events that occurred during WW1, Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front managed to convey a sense of beauty. Throughout the first chapter, there were parts where the author subtly mentioned death and how it rarely phased the soldiers. Then when they went out in the field and relaxed for awhile, their minds drifted to better thoughts. It was said that, "There it can only be hygienic, here it is beautiful" (9). To other people, it could have been just an ordinary field. To them, it was much more. They realized the actual beauty the field had without overlooking it. War causes people to not take things for granted, and the soldiers did just that. They didn't take the beauty of the field for granted.
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This is a good response Kate! I really agree with you that the author is trying to show the beauty even though there is a war. I think you did really good at showing that. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteWhat I really loved about this response was that it was short and simple but it held a deep meaning. The last few sentences were really powerful and really brought the whole piece together while you still connected it to real life. I loved it Kate! A little more diction and you would have an even more amazing response to the first chapter!
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