Author's Note - All Quiet on the Western Front is an interesting story thus far. These four young men appear to be tough and strong-souled because they are enlisted into the war. In reality, they are children at heart.
As a child, most people look forward to the day
they turn 18, assuming they will acquire an immediate sense of
independence and maturity. In reality, maturity doesn't begin to course
throughout our veins over night; it needs time to prosper. In All Quiet
on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, the author uses creative
word choice to portray that these four young men face reality’s
challenges in a war that may transform then indefinitely.
These four men may appear to have the physical traits of men, but they have the hearts of a child. Thinking that enlisting in the war will turn them into adults is a great thought, but it is easier said than done. These men are children at heart. Remarque writes, “We obeyed each order, since an order’s an order and has to be obeyed” (25). Taking orders from others goes back to the childhood days when we were learning discipline and how to treat others. This type of thought generally comes from a child, because adults realize that independence is crucial for development. Kids rely on their parents and their peers to guide them along. The author has a great technique of moving the readers to realize that eventually we will branch away from society and become people of a single purpose. These young men, and as well as people in general, have the souls of evolving children.
These four men may appear to have the physical traits of men, but they have the hearts of a child. Thinking that enlisting in the war will turn them into adults is a great thought, but it is easier said than done. These men are children at heart. Remarque writes, “We obeyed each order, since an order’s an order and has to be obeyed” (25). Taking orders from others goes back to the childhood days when we were learning discipline and how to treat others. This type of thought generally comes from a child, because adults realize that independence is crucial for development. Kids rely on their parents and their peers to guide them along. The author has a great technique of moving the readers to realize that eventually we will branch away from society and become people of a single purpose. These young men, and as well as people in general, have the souls of evolving children.
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