1. “ All Quiet on the Western Front ” Critical Essay on Narration

2. Critical Essay Question Choose a novel or short story in which the writer ’ s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal … ) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message).

3. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Begin with a sentence which restates the question

4. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Begin with a sentence which restates the question e.g. In many novels the writer’s method of narration plays a significant part.

5. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Now make it clear that this opening statement applies to the novel you are writing about.

6. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Now make it clear that this opening statement applies to the novel you are writing about. e.g. This is true of “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque.

7. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Next write a short summary of the novel where you briefly the method of narration and you show awareness of the central concerns of the text. i.e. the themes

8. Choose a novel or short story in which the writer’s method of narration (such as first person narrative, diary form, journal…) plays a significant part. Explain briefly the method of narration and then discuss its importance to your appreciation of the text (theme/ main message). Introduction Remarque uses the first-person narrator Paul Baumer who is a nineteen-year old German soldier fighting in the first World War. Through this form of narration, Remarque conveys a harrowing portrayal of the brutality of war and the reader has access to Paul’s graphic descriptions of war and his thoughts and feelings in relation to it. We also understand the devastating effect such experiences have on young soldiers. Furthermore, within this form of narration Remarque employs different styles which also convey the horrors of war and he ends his novel by changing to a third-person narrator to give Paul’s death further impact and to highlight the futility of war.

9. An Exemplar Introduction In many novels the writer’s method of narration plays a significant part. This is true of “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque uses the first- person narrator Paul Baumer who is a nineteen-year old German soldier fighting in the first World War. Through this form of narration, Remarque conveys a harrowing portrayal of the brutality of war and the reader has access to Paul’s graphic descriptions of war and his thoughts and feelings in relation to it. We also understand the devastating effect such experiences have on young soldiers. Furthermore, within this form of narration Remarque employs different styles which also convey the horrors of war and he ends his novel by changing to a third-person narrator to give Paul’s death further impact and to highlight the futility of war.