... pages of his book All Quiet on the Western Front summarises the theme of his entire text by dedicating it to "a generation that was destroyed by the war - even those who survived the shelling". This text is the tragic account of a young man, and the other millions of young men killed or emotionally and mentally shattered by World War I. The novel is brutally honest and is told from the unique first-person viewpoint ... and his young friend are increasingly desensitized on the western front, their only small joys come from having a modicum of decent food to eat, and the empty satisfactio...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a better life for himself and was proud to serve in the German army of which he admired so much. Interestingly enough the regimental captain that recommended him for the award was Jewish. Being gassed during a British attack had a significant impact on Hitler's life. (the several passages that follow are from related readings- All Quiet on the Western Front) " Still blinded at the train carried him eastward, Hitler was in a state bordering collapse ... . Like the other victim his eyes were swollen, his face puffed up ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School