All Quiet On The Western Front - Paul Baumer Roleplay

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Paul Baumer is the narrator and main character of the novel, ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’. The author, Erich Maria Remarque uses Paul as an example of the effects on what war can do to people. Before the war, Paul was a kindhearted, sensitive romantic; he wrote stories and poetry, he loved life, until he willingly decided to join the war. Slowly, Paul’s innocent soul was being damaged, as he had to adapt to the harsh horrors of living the war.  As a result Paul learns that he must kill his emotions because they will just get in his way of survival.

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[COMING BACK FROM THE FRONT – ABOUT TO WRITE]

It has been a while since I’ve written anything. How I miss writing words, using my hands for something else rather than piercing a bayonet into a man’s abdomen. But I don’t think I can write art anymore; I can’t just write furiously like I used to, I have to think hard for something like this. I guess I’ve lost my creativity and inspiration but even so I cannot feel for anything to write.  All I have is the war, although I shouldn’t write about war. It will just remind me of the terror. The only way terror can be survived is if one avoids thinking about it. It will just leave you feelings of fear, grief and anger, which is enough to make a man insane out here. But I won’t go insane, a man gets used to that sort of thing in the army.

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So I’ll just write all I can.

Dear, Diary? Log? I don’t know, to whom this may concern.

I am Paul Baumer, 19 years of age… Umm. Hmm. I should probably start from the beginning. Well I joined the army believing that it would be an exciting adventure. I believed would be a great experience to join the war.  How I was terribly wrong. Why did I ever believe those nationalistic words Kantorek spoke. That’s all he ever talked about. All the lessons we’re about the glory in war. Iron Youth nonsense. He has no idea what its like ...

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