All Quiet On The Western Front Report On Historical Fiction

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All Quiet On The Western Front Report On Historical Fiction

Name of Book: All Quiet on the Western Front
Author: Erich Maria Remarque
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date you started book:____________ Date you completed book:__________
1. In what period of history did the story take place?
The story told in All Quiet on the Western Front occurs during the two years just before the Armistice ended World War I in November 1918.
2. Who was the hero in the book? Paul Baumer
3. Name One Problem that the hero experienced:
When Baumer visits his home town he realizes that he can not communicate with the people on the home front because of his military experiences and their limited, or nonexistent, understanding of the war. When he first enters his house, for example, Baumer is overwhelmed at being home. His joy and relief are so great that he cannot speak; he can only weep. When he and his mother greet each other, he realizes immediately that he has nothing to say to her: We say very little and I am thankful that she asks nothing (page 159). But finally she does speak to him and asks, ’Was it very bad out there, Paul?’ (page 161). He lies to her to protect her from hearing of the terrible conditions from which he has just returned. He thinks to himself, amazed that she would ask that, and confused as to how he should answer. He does not believe that she would understand or realize what he would say.
Even in trying to protect her, by using words that are false, Baumer creates a separation between his mother and himself. Clearly, as Baumer sees it, those whom have not been in the war cannot conceive what its like to be a soldier. On another level, however, Baumer cannot respond to his mother’s question: he understands that the experiences he has had are so overwhelming that a civilian language, or any language at all, would be ineffective in describing them. Trying to replicate the experience and horrors of the war via words is impossible, Baumer realizes, and so he lies.
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4. List three events in this book that made the story seem real to you:
1) Early in the novel, when Baumer tries to console his dying comrade, Franz, the story seemed quite real. Hundreds of soldiers who fought in wars had to go through seeing their comrades die, and writing home to their comrade’s loved ones with the grim news.
2) When Baumer kills the Frenchman he is horrified. He killed the man with his hands, and saw him die, which differs from any other kill he has committed thought t...

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