Summary Of The Novel 'All Quiet On The Western Front'
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"A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality... it must tell us more than we already know." - E. M. Forster
Consider the quotation above and decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Then, write an essay in which you support your assessment of the quotation through analysis of one or two of the literary texts you have read. Be sure to support your argument with specific details from the literary text(s) you have chosen. Your analysis should include consideration of formal features of the text(s), such as plot, setting, theme, and characterization.
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Literature is a means to share knowledge & wisdom with others. Knowledge can't come from facts alone, as pieces of literature are meant to be interpreted in order to be smarter people. Foster's statement of how literature should give us a deeper life meaning is true, with stories such as "All Quiet on the Western Front", and Thoreau's "Walden", presenting life lessons and ideas from aspects encountered in our lives. …show more content…
It presents the tragedy of war,not only in the loss of life, but also in the loss of those who survived and their suffering.The presentation of the soldiers in the novel shows them internally suffering, with the overwhelming sense of warfare in the trenches, compiled with the loss of their brethren, but also with a lost sense of purpose once the fighting is over. These themes of tragedy, loss of life, as well as loss of motivation and direction appear in real life, as warfare in the modern age leaves many people in these similar positions, feeling lost, even within their own communities once they
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"A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality... it must tell us more than we already know." - E. M. Forster
Consider the quotation above and decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Then, write an essay in which you support your assessment of the quotation through analysis of one or two of the literary texts you have read. Be sure to support your argument with specific details from the literary text(s) you have chosen. Your analysis should include consideration of formal features of the text(s), such as plot, setting, theme, and characterization.
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Literature is a means to share knowledge & wisdom with others. Knowledge can't come from facts alone, as pieces of literature are meant to be interpreted in order to be smarter people. Foster's statement of how literature should give us a deeper life meaning is true, with stories such as "All Quiet on the Western Front", and Thoreau's "Walden", presenting life lessons and ideas from aspects encountered in our lives. …show more content…
It presents the tragedy of war,not only in the loss of life, but also in the loss of those who survived and their suffering.The presentation of the soldiers in the novel shows them internally suffering, with the overwhelming sense of warfare in the trenches, compiled with the loss of their brethren, but also with a lost sense of purpose once the fighting is over. These themes of tragedy, loss of life, as well as loss of motivation and direction appear in real life, as warfare in the modern age leaves many people in these similar positions, feeling lost, even within their own communities once they