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All Quiet on the Western Front Annotation Expectations
As you read through the novel, I expect you to annotate for character growth and changes, symbols and motifs, connections you make between elements of the novel as well as historical or "real world" significance, and at least two of the following themes:
Alienation from civilian life
Loss of innocence
Dehumanization
Desensitization to violence
Camaraderie of soldiers
Corruption of power
Romanticization of war
Role of chance
Inequity of class
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