All Quiet On The Western Front War Analysis

One of the major themes of All Quiet on the Western Front was the brutality of the war. Throughout the book, there were numerous times depicting what war was actually like, not what it was made out to be by the commanders behind the front line. The war brought strangers together and friends even closer. The comradeship that happens during the book is in direct result of how much the brutality of the war has caused. With the increasing brutality of the war, we’ve seen the increase of camaraderie through the characters. The characters grow closer together because they start to have similar commonalities. Right off the bat in chapter 1, we are introduced to how Paul has grown closer to his fellow soldiers. Paul recounted how when he first arrived he wasn’t a fan of the latrine situations. He felt embarrassed to use it but now it has become second nature to him. We quickly learn that Paul and his friends (Kropp, Leer, and Müller) had enlisted because of the encouragement from their school teacher …show more content…
Paul said, “We don’t talk much, but I believe we have a complete communion with one another than even lovers have. We are two men, two-minute sparks of life; outside is the night and the circle of death” (ch. 5). For Paul to have that strong of a feeling about Kat, it is best to assume that they are amazing friends. The bond that Remarque is speaking of here means that he views the bond of these to characters to be extremely strong and wants to show how close the war brings people together. This is just one of the many examples of how strong of a bond two people have but it is the best because it’s more than lovers. There’s no doubt that this bond between the two wouldn’t be as strong if they weren’t experiencing near death situations. With the war being brutal, it makes the realization that death can come at any moment and brings out the emotions of a