All Quiet On The Western Front

Each chapter in All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, has a different story, or idea. The chapters each talk about one battle or settlement, or some memory of Baumer's. The seemingly flustered way the chapters are arranged are symbolic of the chaotic bustle of war, and the thoughts of a young soldier in the midst of it. Each chapter isn't supposed to tell one large story, it's supposed to show the horrors of war and how it seeped into Baumer's mind. However near the end, when Baumer gets hurt and sent to the hospital, things are a little less horrific, so the chapters are more put together, and tells a larger story. The tone of this novel is mostly sad and foreboding, and he is always talking about how he will never be a normal person with normal feelings. Remarque uses a lot of ethos and pathos, to intrigue the reader and making them feel sympathetic towards the characters. There is very little imagery, sticking to the ultimate terrors of war is bad enough, there was no need to add more vicious images. The diction of All Quiet On The Western Front is cropped, blunt, however it is somewhat poetic at the same time. The way Remarque writes illustrates a man damaged by war, yet still has a deep inspiring mind.