Paul Baumer and his classmates volunteer for WWI on the belief in patriotism and nationalism. Their schoolmaster, parents, friends and their whole community, inscribed these ideals into their young minds. But with the death of a former classmate and life on the front, they quickly realize that their beloved ideals are simply emp

In All Quiet of the Western Front, Remarque introduces a new type of war novel. Because WWI was a new type of war with new ideologies, Remarque bestows his own ideas of how war is perceived. His soldiers are volunteers of the war because of the strong sense of nationalism and patriotism. The army is viewed as a patriotic duty to one’s country. Remarque embodies the whole aspect of trench warfare and makes the reader live the life of a soldier. He focuses on Paul and his friends’ experiences and portrays them as victims of the falsehood of nationalism and patriotism. But in the novel, he does portray the main character, Paul, as being a sensitive, understanding, sympathetic person because of the way he had Paul interact with the so-called enemies. Remarque viewed every soldier as a human being and not an animal and that is evident in the role of Paul Baumer. Remarque utilizes the hardships and harshness of war to downplay the strong ideologies of patriotism and nationalism at that time in history.

ty promises. After a bloody battle with the Allied forces that only leave thirty-two men alive, the soldiers are given a leave. Paul goes home to be with his family but feels awkward because he is unable to express his feelings with anyone. After his leave, Paul is sent to a training camp near Russian prisoners-of-war. While at the training camp, he develops a feeling of comradely towards the Russians because he feels that they are just like him. Paul is then sent back to his company and during a battle he is separated from his company. He is forced to hide in a shell whole and while there,

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