Paul narrates the story how the war was not a glamorous life and how horrifying it was to be living the life of a soldier in World War I. The horrors of the war had become much of a normal routine to him that when almost half of his company was killed with the same indifference, it represents his descriptions of horrific events in a detached and almost uncaring way. The other characters are also sharing this desensitisation.The soldiers which survived are more worried about whether they will get enough to eat than with the deaths of their friends and other soldiers. The cooks main concern isn't about the other 70 men which have been injured or killed but whether or not he should serve out the remaining rations to the remaining survivors.
