1. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

2. LITERARY STYLE episodic structure a panoramic view of the war control of pace and tone 1 st person perspective the “worm’s eye view” everyman and the individual documentary realism vs literary craft ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

3. WHY IS THIS TEXT SO POWERFUL? the soldiers as boys seeking protection / mothering fullness of love and care among soldiers ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

4. HUMANIZING VS DEHUMANIZING for the readers for the characters Is there room for humanization in war? ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

5. Unthinking Aversion: A Critique of Violence

6. Justice as Fairness and Impartiality: Rethinking a Just War ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

7. Humanity Uber-Alas: A Certain Type of Salute to Nazism ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

8. Enforcing Authority: A Violent Monopoly ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

9. IS THIS BOOK STILL RELEVANT?

10. “This book is intended neither as an accusation nor as a confession, but simply as an attempt to give an account of a generation that was destroyed in the war – even those of it who survived the shelling.” ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – ERICH MARIA REMARQUE