Lucas Lisman
  • 9th Home
  • 8th Blog
    • 8th Home
    • 7th Grade >
      • CIVIL WAR PROJECT >
        • Civil War Blog
    • Erik Abele
    • Sam Breault
    • Charlie Birnberg
    • Ethan Cheung
    • Charlie Cook
    • Owen Elton
    • Kevin Ewing
    • Izak Furey
    • Owen Johnson
    • Bennet Kracz
    • William Locke
    • Patrick Romeri
    • Tad Scheibe
    • Chris Theodorodroulos
    • Henry Warzecha
    • Portfolio
    • Tyden Wilson
    • The Crafted Word
  • 9th Blog
    • Colin Cunningham
    • Sam Farley
    • Callan Fries
    • Jake Harvey
    • Owen Johnson
    • Bennet Kracz
    • Dan Pring
    • Mark Reiss
    • Patrick Romeri
    • Liam Tasker
    • Henry Warzecha
    • The Crafted Word
Fenn School

Chapter 8 Literary Analysis

5/1/2015

3 Comments

 
Lucas Lisman
Patrick Romeri
Owen Johnson
4/25/15
“In the evening I spread the jam on the cakes and eat some. But I have no taste for them. So I go out to give them to the Russians. Then it occurs to me that my mother cooked them herself and that she was probably in pain as she stood before the hot stove. I put the bag back in my pack and take only two cakes to the Russians.”

 “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Chapter 8
          Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.  In Chapter 8 of the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul shows his empathy, which makes a huge impact.  He shows empathy towards his mom, and the prisoners, by saving her food, but giving some to the prisoners, which could ultimately save their life life.  Before they head back to the trenches, Paul’s father and sister give Paul some jam and potato cakes that his mother made for him. Depressed, Paul has no appetite for the food, and thinks whether to give them to the hungry Russian prisoners. He decides that he will give the food to them, but then he remembers that his mother must have been in pain when she made the cakes and that she especially made them for him. He compromises by giving the prisoners two of the cakes.
“In the evening I spread the jam on the cakes and eat some. But I have no taste for them. So I go out to give them to the Russians. Then it occurs to me that my mother cooked them herself and that she was probably in pain as she stood before the hot stove. I put the bag back in my pack and take only two cakes to the Russians.”

Excerpt From: Erich Maria Remarque & Arthur Wesley Wheen. “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Chapter 8
In chapter 8, Paul shows great empathy. It illustrates how people even when they are so sad, so mad and overall depressed. Still, have the capability to feel bad for others. And, to realize that they are doing just fine in comparison. This is a great trait that Paul has presented. It is a gift that will only help him in the future. Paul is almost broken and he is barely holding on to sanity. Yet, he still finds the decency in himself to help criminals at the nearby prison.  Paul's empathy was one huge way that he made an impact on the prisoners.
3 Comments
Sam Breault
5/6/2015 08:52:15 am

Your first line is incredible! It drew me into your piece and kept me reading. I like your quote, but I think there are some other good examples. It could just be me, but empathy didn’t strike me when I was reading your quote.

Overall, fantastic post!

Reply
Owen Johnson
5/6/2015 01:50:05 pm

Your best piece yet, great description, well thought out, keep out the great work

Reply
Charlie Cook
5/7/2015 04:10:13 pm

I like how you had the first letter big, it looked cool. Great job.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Lucas Lisman

    8th Grader at The Fenn School

    Archives

    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014

    Categories

    All
    Assignments
    Books
    Journal
    NFL
    Paragraphs
    Podcasts
    Tom Sawyer

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.