I selected a quote that caught my attention from the class book, All Quiet On The Western Front.
“We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers- we reach the zone where the front begins and become the instant human animals”
This quote caught my attention because it highlights the importance of showing up and fighting back, no matter how the soldiers felt. War is a sensitive and emotional topic, but it’s clear that soldiers must push their feelings aside and give their all in battle. It’s almost as if they flip a switch and tap into a deep reserve of strength and determination.
Asia, IRJEs are about an Independent Reading book, not a text we are studying as a class; and the category is always Independent Reading; and block quotations need to be at least 40 words long; and must always be followed by a page citation; and must be preceded by a “set-up” that identifies both author and title and explains the situation underlying the quotation.