Maria Remarque's All Quiet On The Western Front

World War I is considered as the war that destroyed men physically and mentally. The novel All Quiet on the Western Front, is based on a German soldier’s view during World War I. This novel is based on how it is to be human in all situations, including war. It is clear that based on his personal experience in the war, Remarque felt the war was unnecessary and without cause, due to chain of events over a conflict. After reading the novel, I feel that World War I should have not happened. As a German soldier, Ramarque experienced the war on the front line, he is portrayed as Paul Baumer as the main character in this novel. It is pure all wars are horrifying and brutal to the men who have fought to keep their country and other countries safe. World War I started between Serbia’s ally Russia and Austro-Hungary’s ally Germany. Soon after, France and Britain had united with the Russian side, and the terrible war began. Soldiers in the German Army had their own way of surviving during this war. The young men in their 20’s during World War I learn to become adults at an early age.
Paul Baumer and his friends joined the war willingly; realized that there were betrayed of the ideals of devotion, patriotism, and pride by their teacher Kantorek. At …show more content…
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