Remarque Versus Jünger

>read Remarque >Oh mother, dear mother! What good is my rifle in the face of the terrifying power of the artillery, both theirs and ours, bringing hell upon your poor son! Oh mother, their screams, their terrible screams, i wish i could forget. Don't you have the upmost right to me, not these officers in their fancy uniforms, butchers by profession? Oh mother, i wish you could hold me and make me forget this evil! >read Jünger >March 2nd, had a splendid evening with fähnrich Schulze from the 3rd rifles, drinking red wine we took from some frenchman's cellar and shooting unexploded English ordinance. Had so much fun that the Englishmen decided to intervene and send some of their not so unexploded ordinance, followed by an attack on our sector. Lost three men before we repelled them, they died a loud death. Took two prisoners and called it a night. Don't think i could ever see something as impressive as this at home, excited for the next attack.

The image contrasts two fictionalized World War I perspectives: Remarque describes artillery, terror, screams, and the desire to escape the horror, while Jünger casually recounts wine, explosions, combat, and excitement for the next attack. The joke is the exaggerated contrast between anti-war despair and enthusiastic militaristic adventure, used as a reaction to compare fearful and thrill-seeking attitudes toward danger. EN: The image contrasts two fictionalized World War I perspectives: Remarque describes artillery, terror, screams, and the desire to escape the horror, while Jünger casually recounts wine, explosions, combat, and excitement for the next attack. The joke is the exaggerated contrast between anti-war despair and enthusiastic militaristic adventure, used as a reaction to compare fearful and thrill-seeking attitudes toward danger.

• @eternalclassic / 32622 2023-05-14