... which many outsiders viewed the War to be composed of. This is a very common misconception that Remarque attempts to rid the reader of very early when in the first chapter, Pauls good friend Kemmerich has his leg amputated from a bullet and then dies a painfully slow death with Paul at his side. Remarque does not want the reader to have any doubt ... the comradeship that builds throughout the War. The soldiers are often enlisted at very young ages and sent in to live amongst people they hardly know at the beginning. In Pauls case, he enlisted with some of his classmates, but the bond th...

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