Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What do themes represent in literature?
What do themes represent in literature?
Fundamental & universal ideas an author explores
What is the dominant theme in All Quiet on the Western Front?
What is the dominant theme in All Quiet on the Western Front?
The horrific violence & cruelty of war
How did war novels typically portray conflict before Remarque's novel?
How did war novels typically portray conflict before Remarque's novel?
Glory, honour, patriotic duty & adventure
Which new WWI technologies does the novel highlight?
Which new WWI technologies does the novel highlight?
Machine guns, poison gas & tanks
What happens to nearly all major characters by the novel's conclusion?
What happens to nearly all major characters by the novel's conclusion?
They have died
What living conditions do soldiers endure in the novel?
What living conditions do soldiers endure in the novel?
Filthy, waterlogged ditches w/ rats & lice
Why must soldiers detach themselves from their feelings?
Why must soldiers detach themselves from their feelings?
To survive the crushing burden of combat
What specific effects does war have on Paul Bäumer?
What specific effects does war have on Paul Bäumer?
Can't imagine future/recall past/communicate
What detail about Kemmerich's deathbed illustrates soldiers' emotional numbness?
What detail about Kemmerich's deathbed illustrates soldiers' emotional numbness?
Friends most concerned about inheriting boots
Who does Remarque portray as the true enemies of common soldiers?
Who does Remarque portray as the true enemies of common soldiers?
Men in power within their own nations