Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Who is the main narrator of the novel?
Who is the main narrator of the novel?
Paul Bäumer
Why must soldiers suppress their grief according to Paul?
Why must soldiers suppress their grief according to Paul?
To survive psychologically
What do 'little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls' represent?
What do 'little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls' represent?
Soldiers' fragility & vulnerability
What paradox describes the soldiers in 'forlorn like children, experienced like old men'?
What paradox describes the soldiers in 'forlorn like children, experienced like old men'?
Feeling both childlike & aged
What should authority figures have been for the young soldiers?
What should authority figures have been for the young soldiers?
Mediators & guides to maturity
When do soldiers realize enemy soldiers are 'poor devils like us'?
When do soldiers realize enemy soldiers are 'poor devils like us'?
Too late
What does Remarque say death is NOT for those who face it?
What does Remarque say death is NOT for those who face it?
An adventure
Who says 'The war has ruined us for everything'?
Who says 'The war has ruined us for everything'?
Albert Kropp
Why do soldiers appear in good humour according to Paul?
Why do soldiers appear in good humour according to Paul?
To avoid going to pieces
What can soldiers still do when they become 'dead men' in combat?
What can soldiers still do when they become 'dead men' in combat?
Run & kill