There is also constant brutal attacks on the soldiers and on animals. While the night is lit up by a bombardment, along with the sound of guns and cannons, Paul and his comrades hear the loud horrifying cries of injured horses (Lewis 2704). The horses used in battle have been shot and severely injured. Some lie on the ground dead, others are galloping away, and one horse whose belly is ripped open and insides are falling out is attempting to get away, but is keeps falling (Remarque 61-62). The sight of these injured horses tug at Detering’s heart (Remarque 63). Detering can no longer take the painful cries of the horses and pleads with Paul to end their suffering (Remarque 62). This scene of the horses dying is completely horrifying and heart touching.
Due to the brutalities of war and the constant view of death, the men become hardened to death (Remarque 271). After fighting on the front for such a long time, Paul returns back home to find out that his mom has cancer. Paul has no strong feelings toward his mom dying of cancer (Remarque 196). Being that …show more content…
Remarque’s novel shows the sacrifices soldiers made, the sense of comradeship developed among the soldiers, and the brutalities of World War I. Remarque used many of his own experiences in combat as a guide to writing this novel. The main character, Paul Baumer, and his comrades enlist in the German army of World War I after being persuaded by their school master, Kantorek. The soldiers quickly realize that the war is nothing like what they thought it would be. Through the years of vivid horror, the men are changed for the worst. The war has turned the soldiers into savage, heartless creatures. World War I left many of the soldiers dead or either feeling lost. These young soldiers were known as the “lost generation.” This novel shows all the actual aspects of war and just how gruesome war really was on the life of a
Due to the brutalities of war and the constant view of death, the men become hardened to death (Remarque 271). After fighting on the front for such a long time, Paul returns back home to find out that his mom has cancer. Paul has no strong feelings toward his mom dying of cancer (Remarque 196). Being that …show more content…
Remarque’s novel shows the sacrifices soldiers made, the sense of comradeship developed among the soldiers, and the brutalities of World War I. Remarque used many of his own experiences in combat as a guide to writing this novel. The main character, Paul Baumer, and his comrades enlist in the German army of World War I after being persuaded by their school master, Kantorek. The soldiers quickly realize that the war is nothing like what they thought it would be. Through the years of vivid horror, the men are changed for the worst. The war has turned the soldiers into savage, heartless creatures. World War I left many of the soldiers dead or either feeling lost. These young soldiers were known as the “lost generation.” This novel shows all the actual aspects of war and just how gruesome war really was on the life of a