started writing Erich Remarque "Three Comrades" in 1932.In 1936, work was completed and published a novel Danish publishing house.In the Russian language, he was transferred only in 1958.A careful reading of the novel "Three Comrades" (Remarque), product analysis can reveal its problems.The author develops in it the theme of "lost generation."The ghosts of the past continue to haunt the people who passed the war, the rest of life.
EM Remarque "Three Comrades": summary I - VII Heads
long ended the war (World War I).In Germany, the economic crisis.And the soul, and the fate of people is completely crippled.Three friends from school, and then at the front - Gottfried Lenz, Robert Lokman, Otto Koester - work in a studio.They are engaged in repairing cars.Robert's birthday, he was 30 years old.He remembers his past: his childhood and school years, the call for the war in 1916, Koester injury, death of many fellow soldiers.In 1919 there was a coup.Both friend Robert arrested.Next - inflation and famine.Returning home, Robert changed several professions: he was first a student, worked as a pilot, then the driver and eventually bought his own car repair shop.Friends began its partners.The profit is small, but allows you to live a more or less normal.But the past will not let go of his comrades.Oblivion they find in vodka.Lenz and Koester produced a few bottles of rum, but will celebrate the festival after work.Friends bought an old car and equipped with its powerful engine.They went to his "Carla" on the road to entertain: expensive cars passed, and then easily overtook them.When friends stopped to order dinner, they drove a Buick.The passenger car was the Patricia Holman.She took part in a merry feast.Robert takes the guest house furnished room.After the holiday, he returned there.Among its neighbors, Count Orlov, wife Hasse Georg Block, who dreams of becoming a student.They are all very different, but help each other as they can.Robert invites Pat to date.They go to a bar.Conversation with Pat Robert ensued only after a large number of Roma.He escorted her home, and he returned to Fred, the owner of the bar and gets drunk more.Pat Lentz advises send an apology bouquet of roses.Robert wakes up and thinks about life.He recalls, as they returned from the war devoid of faith in that whatsoever.Robert and Pat meet again.On a deserted street, he teaches her to drive.Then, in the bar, they find Lenz and sent together in park.The two owners of amusement for spraying rings on hooks they win everything prizes.Friends distribute everything except wine and pans.
EM Remarque "Three Comrades": summary VIII - XIV Heads
Kester wrote "Carla" for participation in the race.Despite the teasing opponents, friends win.Bartender Alphonse invites them to celebrate this thing for free.Robert and Pat go unnoticed.It is the night with Lokman.Since the work was tight.Friends buy at auction and taxis carry passengers at a time.Pat invites Robert to himself.Once the apartment belonged to her family, and now it takes only two rooms there.Pat tells about himself.Robert manages very profitable to sell them refurbished Cadillac errand Blumenthal.
EM Remarque "Three Comrades": summary XV - XXI Heads
good deal allows Robert to take a vacation for two weeks and go with Pat the sea.During the rest it was bad.Houses began to bleed.Two weeks later she was in hospital.Jaffe, the attending doctor Pat insists on further treatment in a sanatorium.Robert gave her a purebred puppy - a gift to the taxi driver Gustav.Passengers, then there is money, very little.Gustav Robert pulled the races and the miracle payoffs.Friends ready to "Carl" for racing.They also captured from 4 to take the car, which had an accident, but repairable.Robert goes to Pat's for a week in the mountains.
EM Remarque "Three Comrades": summary XXII - XXVIII Heads
Robert returned home, and there is a new problem.The owner of a broken machine went bankrupt and all his property went under the hammer.Including this vehicle.And since he was not insured, and the insurance company of friends will get nothing.Their workshop also put up for auction.Pat was appointed to bed.Robert despair drunk.The city rally.Lenz had gone there in the morning and still has not returned.Otto and Robert find it.At a rally in favor of a young man with Nazi slogans.When friends go, suddenly appear four boys, one of whom Lenz shoots and kills him.Alphonse called to help in the search for the bastard.He finds him and kills.Kester and Robert go to a sanatorium.Pat issued a walk, but it is not better.She knows about this, and friends know, but everyone is silent.Lenz's death she did not say.Koester leaves, and Robert left with Pat.She wants to be happy even in the remaining time.In March, in the mountains began collapses.Pat gets worse, it is no longer stands.She died before dawn.It cares painful and difficult.Pat clutched the hand of Robert, but did not recognize.A new day will come without it.
