... were sent off to war at a young age wasting their youthful years. In the preface of the novel, Remarque maintains that, "a generation of men...were destroyed" (Insight 202). Most of the young soldiers were angry that they were coaxed into war before experiencing life to their fullest. In the novel, Paul notes that teachers and parents persuaded he and other young men to enlist in ... the war effort. It also angered Paul that he did not have anything to go back to after the war. Early in the novel, Paul stated, "we young men of twenty..have only our parents ... master them" (Insight 275...

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