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All Quiet on the Western Front Global Introductions/Journal Topics

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The Age of War

At what age do you think it is appropriate to become a soldier? Support your opinion with specific examples as to why a certain age is appropriate and why other ages are too young or old.

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Justified War

When is a country justified to pursue war? Provide specific examples of what events would justify a war and what events would not justify a war.

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Consequences of War

What are the consequences of war? Use specific examples in your response as you consider the soldiers, countries, children, and societies impacted by war.

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Best Description of War

  • In your opinion, what movie, book, song, etc. best exemplifies (shows) the themes, elements, and ideas of war?

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Subdue the Enemy

  • What do you think the following quote means? How could it be applied to war?

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“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” -Sun Tzu�

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Mandatory Draft

  • Do you believe we should have a mandatory draft for the military? Why or why not?
  • Who should be required to enter the draft (gender, age, etc.)?

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Sympathy

  • When interacting with the Russian Prisoners (enemies of German troops), Paul says, “If I could know more of them, what their names are, how they live, what they are waiting for, what their burdens are, then my emotion would have an object and might become sympathy.”
  • What does this quote mean? How does it relate to the novel? How does it relate to our world today?

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Figurative Language and Setting

  • How does the use of figurative language (personification, metaphors, etc.) in the paragraph below from All Quiet on the Western Front help develop the setting?
  • “We have become wild beasts. We do not fight, we defend ourselves against annihilation. It is not against men that we fling our bombs, what do we know of men in this moment when Death is hunting us down- now, for the first time in three days we can oppose him; we feel a mad anger.”

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Youth and War

  • “Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. ” Herbert Hoover
  • What does this quote mean?
  • How does this quote apply to the novel All Quiet on the Western Front

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Lessons from All Quiet

  • What lessons can one learn from reading the novel All Quiet on the Western Front?