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    The students joined the army due to their teacher urging them to enlist and glorifying war. On the Western Front, conditions were harsher than expected with constant shelling, lack of food and rest, and the grim reality of death. During an attack, the machine gun shattered the recruits' illusions of glory and heroism by mowing them down, showing the true horror of war. Later they could eat well in a quiet sector with less fighting and more access to food. The shovel proved a better weapon than the bayonet for trench warfare and close combat. Paul Baumer finds himself in a shell hole with a French soldier and kills him in panic, later regretting the act. By the war's end, short

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    The students joined the army due to their teacher urging them to enlist and glorifying war. On the Western Front, conditions were harsher than expected with constant shelling, lack of food and rest, and the grim reality of death. During an attack, the machine gun shattered the recruits' illusions of glory and heroism by mowing them down, showing the true horror of war. Later they could eat well in a quiet sector with less fighting and more access to food. The shovel proved a better weapon than the bayonet for trench warfare and close combat. Paul Baumer finds himself in a shell hole with a French soldier and kills him in panic, later regretting the act. By the war's end, short

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    The students joined the army due to their teacher urging them to enlist and glorifying war. On the Western Front, conditions were harsher than expected with constant shelling, lack of food and rest, and the grim reality of death. During an attack, the machine gun shattered the recruits' illusions of glory and heroism by mowing them down, showing the true horror of war. Later they could eat well in a quiet sector with less fighting and more access to food. The shovel proved a better weapon than the bayonet for trench warfare and close combat. Paul Baumer finds himself in a shell hole with a French soldier and kills him in panic, later regretting the act. By the war's end, short

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    All Quiet on the Western Front” 1979

    1. Why did the students join the Army?


    - The students joined the army due to patriotic fervor and the influence of their teacher, Kantorek,
    who glorified war and urged them to enlist.

    2. How were conditions at the Western Front different from their expectations in training camp?
    - Conditions at the Western Front were harsher and more brutal than expected. They faced
    constant shelling, lack of food and rest, and the grim reality of death and suffering.

    3. In the attack, what effect did the machine gun have on the recruit's ideas of the glory of war
    and individual heroism?
    - The machine gun mowed down the recruits in a brutal and efficient manner, shattering their
    illusions of glory and heroism, and showing them the true horror of war.

    4. Why were they able to eat so well finally?


    - They were able to eat well finally because they were in a quiet sector of the front, where there
    was less fighting and more access to food supplies.

    5. During the war, which is a better weapon, a bayonet that the recruits got in training, or the
    shovel (spade) they got on the battlefield?
    - The shovel (spade) they got on the battlefield was a better weapon, as it could be used for
    digging trenches, but also as a close combat weapon, unlike the bayonet which was more symbolic
    than practical.

    6. What happened to Paul Baumer when he found himself in a shell hole in No Man's Land with
    the French soldier?
    - Paul Baumer finds himself in a shell hole with a French soldier, and after a brief exchange, he
    stabs him in a fit of panic and desperation, only to later regret the act and see the French soldier as
    a fellow human being.

    7. After four years of war, how has the German home front been affected? Were there still the
    parades, crowded streets, and joyous sounds of going off to war?
    - The German home front has been greatly affected by the war, with shortages of food and
    supplies, and a sense of disillusionment and despair replacing the initial enthusiasm. There were no
    more parades, crowded streets, or joyous sounds of going off to war.

    8. Describe the attitude of this movie towards World War I and all wars. Provide examples from
    other wars.
    - The movie portrays World War I as a senseless and brutal conflict that destroyed a generation of
    young men. It condemns war as a futile and destructive endeavor, showing the horrors and
    tragedies that result from it. Examples from other wars could include similar anti-war sentiments
    expressed in films like "Paths of Glory" (1957) or "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), which highlight the
    dehumanizing effects of war on soldiers.

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