All Quiet on the Western Front

In Erich Remarque's All quiet on the Western Front, the use of jumping from a certain focus into another rather than chronologically helps emphasize certain aspects within the brutality of war. With this affect, the reader is given a broader understanding of war, whether it be the trench warfare or dealing with the vermin eating the rations. The strong descriptive imagery and dialouge used by Remarque assist in recreating the story and putting you on the front line with Paul Bäumerand his comrades, with the smell of blood and smoke in the air. Pathos is strongly used throughout this story to show the affects on war and how all hope can be lost after one night of bombing raids, or watching a close friend die in front of your eyes. The experiences of war and its devestating affects on the human mind can be shown throughout All Quiet on the Western Front, and with Remarque's use of writing techniques everything is more visually adept so the reader can truly see through the eyes of war.