Erich Maria Remarque used Paul Bäumer to narrate his work All Quiet on the Western Front. A young man of 19 fights for the German army on the French front in World War I. Paul and several of his school friends voluntarily joined the army after listening to the stirring patriotic speeches of their teacher, Kantorek. As all of Paul’s friends die on the French front, Paul realized to survive the agony of the …showed first 75 words of 1048 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1048 total…This seems to invoke a sense of love towards the earth, which is positive in that love is good. The diction, imagery, and tone Remarque used in his book All Quiet on the Western Front added to the enjoyment and emotions. These literary tools helped create visualizations to touch your senses and cause you to react to them. This passage shows the ability of the author to entrap the attention of readers to his book.