(A Poster that Tempted Soldiers to go to War) - such as Kantorek Tempting Paul to go to War
Chapter one and two are an exposition of the story explaining the setting as "five miles behind the front" and the roles of each character such as;
Kantorek : "Kantorek gave us long lectures until everyone left." showing who he was on the inside as manipulative and "Kantorek had been our schoolmaster, a stern little man in a gray tail-coat, with a face like a shrew mouse", showed who he was on the outside. (page 10 and 11)
Muller : Wanting to have Kemmerich's boots and offers to exchange for them shows he's a realistist because Kemmerich would not have needed it since he lost his leg. (page 16)
Kropp : Standing up to Himmelstoss, a supieror by saying "Show you up." which shows he's not afraid to stand up to things. (page 25)
So chapter one and two also had flashbacks, and used figurative language such as;
Metaphor : "These teachers always carry their feelings in their waistcoat pockets." (page 11)
Simile : "His features have become uncertain and faint, like a photographicplate from which two pictures have been taken." (page 14-15)
That was a good simile. It really gave you a good sense of what he was feeling. I also thought those qoutes gave a good description of the characters.
ReplyDeleteYou really got those characters descriptions from the things you wrote. I agree with donald that is a good simile it gets a good image of how they are at home and at war.
ReplyDeleteI thought the character descriptions really did say something about the characters as an idividual, which can realy help in understanding the novel more in depth. The figurative language you found was really great for imagery, I can cleary picture it in my head. Good job Eric!
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