The 1930’s anti-war classic film All Quiet on the Western Front is about youthful innocence ravaged by the brutality of war on the frontlines during WWI—through the lens of Paul Baumer and his comrades in the 2nd Company. Making use of textbook notes, the film All Quiet on the Western Front, and Susan Zeiger’s “She Didn’t Raise Her Boy to be a Slacker: Motherhood, Conscription, and the Culture of the First World War,” please write a paper in which you do the following:
Utilizing the film and Zeiger’s interpretation of the historical evidence (1) explain in what ways did Paul Baumer’s behavior toward the end of the film go against “contemporary notions of honor, morality, and masculinity” by discussing the differences in the gender coding of people in the pacifist movement, (2) describe three ways in which the government attempted to expose seemingly unpatriotic “bad mothers” and weaken the influence of maternal pacifists across the nation, and (3) defend your opinion on where the few women in the film stand in regard to support for the war effort.
Your paper should be insightful, specific in its references, easy to follow in structure, and clear and consistent in style. Please follow a basic essay format (introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion). Additionally, your paper should be 1,000 – 1,250 words (4 to 5 double-spaced/one-inch margins); have 12-point Times New Roman font and be double-spaced, have 1-inch margins, and be proofread
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