Life is a coming-of-age story. Whether a person takes life as a human, character or an animal, they all have a history full of their own unique events. The events focus on the four stages of the journey; innocence, initiation, chaos, and resolution. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, the theme masks that of a coming-of-age story. Through the eyes of the reader, his life can be seen as a coming-of age story. Each stage is shown throughout the novel, and appears more than once. Because the setting is during war, the reader will notice the repetitiveness of many stages. Through Paul Baumers experiences in WWI, the theme of coming-of-age is observed in his stages on the journey; innocence, initiation, chaos, and
