Q2. In this book All Quiet on the Western Front, the men are changed physically, mentally, and emotionally. The impact these changes bring upon each man is drastic, this is their new way of life. Once they have experienced what they have, there would be no going back. In the book, Paul Bäumer struggles with the reality of not being able o relate back to his old home because the war had changed him so much. Paul Bäumer was not the only man who would be changed, many of his close friends would be forever changed too.
At the start of the war, there was excitement all throughout the world. Almost everyone thought it would certainly be a quick and short war, everyone thought that their side would surely win. However, they were so very wrong, yet …show more content…
He went from a weak and scrawny teenage boy into a soldier fighting for his life in a matter of days. Paul and all of the other young boys had to grow up fast, they would be transformed into men. Their lives and childhood would be changed, they would be turned into mature men who fought to defend their country. They would have to learn to grow up, "We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost" (123). They are unable to relate back to their childhoods, they are men now. At the age of 20 they had already felt that they had lived a whole life. They had seen and lived through so much, they would never be able to forget the …show more content…
First, some men were changed physically. For example, "Kemmerich has lost his foot. The leg is amputated" (14). During the war Paul and many of his comrades suffered serious injuries. Another example was Albert Kropp who also suffered from a leg injury. Like Kemmerich, he too would have his leg amputated. The concern for many soldiers was the fact that they did not want to become cripples. They believed that becoming crippled was the worst physical affect from the war. During the war, men were changed emotionally. Thy were taught to grow up quickly, they had seen so many horrible sights. They had watched their closest friends die right next to them. After awhile they had become used to seeing so many deaths, the death of a friend had almost no affect on them anymore. The war seemed to have taken away everyone's emotions, they were no longer allowed to feel sad, happy, mad, etc. Like the other soldiers, Paul Bäumer becomes used to all of the loses, "Parting from my friend Albert Kropp was very hard. But a man gets used to that sort of thing in the army" (269). It is sad to know that the men learned to accept all of the deaths almost like it did not matter. Lastly, the men were changed mentally. One of the biggest known mental illnesses was known as post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder happened after being through something very awful or traumatic. It is flashbacks
At the start of the war, there was excitement all throughout the world. Almost everyone thought it would certainly be a quick and short war, everyone thought that their side would surely win. However, they were so very wrong, yet …show more content…
He went from a weak and scrawny teenage boy into a soldier fighting for his life in a matter of days. Paul and all of the other young boys had to grow up fast, they would be transformed into men. Their lives and childhood would be changed, they would be turned into mature men who fought to defend their country. They would have to learn to grow up, "We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost" (123). They are unable to relate back to their childhoods, they are men now. At the age of 20 they had already felt that they had lived a whole life. They had seen and lived through so much, they would never be able to forget the …show more content…
First, some men were changed physically. For example, "Kemmerich has lost his foot. The leg is amputated" (14). During the war Paul and many of his comrades suffered serious injuries. Another example was Albert Kropp who also suffered from a leg injury. Like Kemmerich, he too would have his leg amputated. The concern for many soldiers was the fact that they did not want to become cripples. They believed that becoming crippled was the worst physical affect from the war. During the war, men were changed emotionally. Thy were taught to grow up quickly, they had seen so many horrible sights. They had watched their closest friends die right next to them. After awhile they had become used to seeing so many deaths, the death of a friend had almost no affect on them anymore. The war seemed to have taken away everyone's emotions, they were no longer allowed to feel sad, happy, mad, etc. Like the other soldiers, Paul Bäumer becomes used to all of the loses, "Parting from my friend Albert Kropp was very hard. But a man gets used to that sort of thing in the army" (269). It is sad to know that the men learned to accept all of the deaths almost like it did not matter. Lastly, the men were changed mentally. One of the biggest known mental illnesses was known as post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder happened after being through something very awful or traumatic. It is flashbacks