During the course of World War One, both the physical and mental torment was appalling. No one could say with certainty which was worse, because they were both more shocking than anybody who wasn’t in the war could ever imagine. On one hand, you have physical pain, which could include anything from hunger to slowly bleeding to death by a bombshell fragment or gunshot wound. “(Kemmerich) They have amputated my leg……….(Paul) you must be thankful you’ve come off with that,………besides, you’ll be going back home. (Kemmerich) Do you think so?” (27) Can you imagine being envied by others fo

There is no way to bring out in words the suffering of World War 1. Even Remarque’s book couldn’t possibly bring you to comprehend all of the levels of torment that were going on. In conclusion, World War One was Hell if not worse.

Now you ask, what could be worse than that? Mental torture. As of the late 1910’s in Germany, there were no pills or prescriptions that could deal with depression. Medicine was only for what hurt on the outside. So, in some ways, mental was definitely worse. The bleakness, the dirty skies filled with smoke, and even their control theory needs isn’t met. They don’t have fun, freedom, very little empowerment, and survival is at an all time low in their lives. In fact, the only thing they do have is their sense of belonging, and that they have too much of. “It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces; and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp. (272)” They used to be separate, individual young men. But now, they have lost their unique identity and become

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