All Quiet On The Western Front: A Brief Analysis

Do you think that Paul can justly claim to speak for the younger generation when he talks about the effects of the war? Personally, I think that he can speak justly for his entire generation about the effects of the war. I think this because of how large of an impact World War I had on the world. So many people were displaced, suffered losses, and died in general. The land where the battles were fought were ravaged and littered with hastily buried men and massive craters. The soldiers were under extreme pressure and many cracked under that pressure. The battles were long and gruesome, especially if the soldiers had low stores of necessities like food and water. Poor quality food along with worn out barrels of the batteries led to death that could have been avoided. Sometimes the shells launched on the German side would hit friendly troops. This lead to fear of that …show more content…
What do you think could account for Paul’s negative point of view? I think that one of the largest factors would be the loss of a close friend or relative. Having someone that you are close to can help you keep your sanity in warfare. But this is in fact, a double bladed sword. If something happens to that person, such as they get wounded and must leave you to get treatment, you are left alone. Usually you would blame yourself, saying that you could have saved them. This mental stress can make you do something reckless or cloud your judgement and put others in danger. The same result could happen after the death of a close comrade. Now you may thirst for revenge and forget basic things that have kept you alive so far. In this time period, you may forget how to react to a certain shell that is being fired, or you could forget to reload your weapon. Another possible reason for his negative point of view is the conditions for the soldiers like poor food quality, unsanitary water, and used weapons and