, All Quiet on the Western Front

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History 102 – Western Civilization since 1648

Questions for Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

The paper should be 5-pages, double-spaced, 12-point font in New Times Roman, 1" margins,

have a clear thesis and structure of organization. Include a title but no title-page or bibliography.

Citations can be in-text (in parenthesis at the end of the sentence) and you need to indicate the

page number when providing a direct quotation. You can submit rough drafts for me to examine

before the due date but no rewrites after the final submission.

Paper is due at the beginning of class on Friday, 30 October 2020

Answer ONE of the following questions:

1. Explain and analyze the epigraph.

2. The First World War is often understood as a rupture with the previous norms of society

and civilization. What do we learn about war from the novel? How is war portrayed?

Why does such a representation challenge traditional narratives of how war was

understood?

3. How has the war changed those who fought in it? Examine the characters’ interactions

with the non-war world and account for the differences.

4. Why does the war continue? Why do the men fight?