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The corrosive effect of war on Baumer’s psyche is represented through his despairing pleas for the return of his former self and life.
Decon 3: In his childhood bedroom, he uses a series of metaphors to “melt the heavy, lifeless lead weight” he feels within him and “awaken” his “soaring delight” for knowledge, emphasising that his experience of war has left him bereft of enthusiasm for life.
Idea 4: His failure to restore his past is indicative of war’s tragic enduring impact.
Decon 4: This is captured in the metaphor he uses to describe being “locked out” from his former self and his personification of his past that “turns away” from him, conveying his understanding of the irrevocable way in which war has psychologically impacted him.
Wrap:
In this way, remarque illuminates the devastating impact of war on Baumer who, bereft of hope, is unable to reconnect with home and is now a shell of his former self.
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The corrosive effect of war on Baumer’s psyche is represented through his despairing pleas for the return of his former self and life.
Decon 3: In his childhood bedroom, he uses a series of metaphors to “melt the heavy, lifeless lead weight” he feels within him and “awaken” his “soaring delight” for knowledge, emphasising that his experience of war has left him bereft of enthusiasm for life.
Idea 4: His failure to restore his past is indicative of war’s tragic enduring impact.
Decon 4: This is captured in the metaphor he uses to describe being “locked out” from his former self and his personification of his past that “turns away” from him, conveying his understanding of the irrevocable way in which war has psychologically impacted him.
Wrap:
In this way, remarque illuminates the devastating impact of war on Baumer who, bereft of hope, is unable to reconnect with home and is now a shell of his former self.
The corrosive effect of war on Baumer’s psyche is represented through his despairing pleas for the return of his former self and life.
Decon 3: In his childhood bedroom, he uses a series of metaphors to “melt the heavy, lifeless lead weight” he feels within him and “awaken” his “soaring delight” for knowledge, emphasising that his experience of war has left him bereft of enthusiasm for life.
Idea 4: His failure to restore his past is indicative of war’s tragic enduring impact.
Decon 4: This is captured in the metaphor he uses to describe being “locked out” from his former self and his personification of his past that “turns away” from him, conveying his understanding of the irrevocable way in which war has psychologically impacted him.
Wrap:
In this way, remarque illuminates the devastating impact of war on Baumer who, bereft of hope, is unable to reconnect with home and is now a shell of his former self.