Routines played a major part in this novel. They were frequently described and they came in all forms. Some of the most common of these were routines such as toilet habits, smoking, getting food, spare time activities, and flirting. When the soldiers’ toilet habits were described, it was described in such a manner that it was made to seem that the toilets were a social “hangout” for the soldiers. They all sat there for hours on end talking with each other about such things as their dreams, hopes, hobbies, past experiences, etc. The soldiers regarded the toilets as the most rel

In conclusion, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is a magnificent novel with its fine quality of conveyance; powerful issues; and strong sense of reality all put together to offer the western world a Germans perspective of WWII.

The final aspect of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is the novels fantastic yet realistic descriptions. Every single moment of Paul’s experiences is described in fine and concise detail. From the emotions he feels to the people he kills to the bodies he picks up to the people he watches choking mustard gas. This technique used by Remarque is used to basically “take you there”. To make the reader imagine that he/she is actually on the Western Front. Watching all his/her comrades be blown up into uncountable pieces, watching their body parts be shattered of blown off, watching them literally cough their burning lungs up. However disgusting it may be for some, this is the key point of this novel. The novel doesn’t just comprise of imagery but also the conveyance of emotions. All revolving around Paul Baumer, the main character. The highlight of this emotive language is when Paul is given leave and he goes to visit his family. All the emotions that flood him are conveyed in perfect detail. His feelings of not belongin

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