Thanks to brilliant imagery and the unpleasant topic of war, All Quiet on the Western Front creates lasting, jarring scenes that stick in the reader’s mind. To me, three specific scenes have stayed with me after completing the book. In chapter four, there is a battle in a graveyard. The battle begins in a field, but the soldiers are then forced to take cover in the graveyard; Paul even has to cover himself with an unearthed coffin. There is a sad irony about the scene, with such deadly violence happening in a place of rest. Later, in chapter nine, the scene where a young recruit begins having a fit stands out to me. Mainly, it is Paul’s reaction to the recruit that really stands out. Paul remarks, “I have been watching him for a long time,
