... how a war goes from an adventure to a reality. The German soldiers in the novel were school kids that had no idea what war was really like. They looked at it as an adventure and an opportunity to be considered heroes. At least that is what Kantorek drilled into their heads. He did not display the horrors of the war just how ... that not all of the men returned. When they found out that they could have double the portions they all were happy and stuffed their faces while half their company lay dead. This is when you realize how bad war really is. They don't even look back on their fallen...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... at his school. Paul and his friends realized that being patriotic comes with a costs - hard work, brutal life and harsh training. Paul and his friends realized that War is not as honorable as it is made to sound. After two weeks Paul's Company returns from fighting with a 150 men. A group of new recruits are sent to join the Company. Kat, a friend of ... and got paid the equally, War would immediately stop. Kropp, Paul's friend believes that leaders should set up clubs discussing their disagreements. When it is dark, the men go to lay barbwire in front, but are attacked by the artillery...

• Word Count: 593
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... in a trench most of the time trusting people around you to cover you while you sit there to catch a breath from the day before. People on the battlefield lay dead with cold bloody bodies around them. Your tired to the point of death, but you can"t stop for one second knowing that at one moment the enemy will ... come flooding over the trench trying to kill as many Germans as they can. My name is Paul Baumer and I am a soldier of the German army in WW1. I can say one soldier told me one time shortly ... even know what was about to happen to my life. Once you"re in the war you can"t get ...

• Word Count: 550
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... , they go to the bathroom in shared outdoor latrines, which Paul deems better than any "palatial white-tiled 'convenience. " Although he describes the outdoor experience as tranquil and natural, one gets the sense that the men are becoming more primitive through the war experience. The dehumanizing of the soldiers and the effects that power ... who are supposed to be caring for him in the hospital. Muller coldheartedly asks Kemmerich for his leather boots since he will not need them any more as an amputee and Baumer and his friends are considered heroes for beating up Corporal Himmelstoss...

• Word Count: 1190
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School