... until the battle was won or lost. The war scarred the soldiers permanently, if not physically then mentally. After the war the soldiers usually never recovered from the war. Two of the most common side affects of the war were shell shock and stir crazy. The story is told by Paul Baumer, a German soldier ... , "Was it very bad out there, Paul?" (143). Here, when he answers, he lies, evidently to protect her from hearing of the horrible conditions that he has just experienced. "Mother, what should I answer to that? You would not understand, you could never realize it. ... The book is ficti...

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... innocence completely. Remarque parallels this downward spiral within the actions and emotions of Paul Baumer, the novel's narrator and protagonist. Early in the text, the uniqueness of Baumer stands out. He writes poetry and is considerably gentle and kind - a representation of all things good in the world. Even he, however, cannot sustain the relentless hellishness of the War. With each fallen "comrade- and sight ... of torturous brutality, his uniqueness was eroded away by the mass devastation of war. He is no longer Paul - or even a German, for that matter ... face seemed calm, "as t...

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... then snaps back to where Paul just nods his head saying, " it isn't so bad" (p140). After going into town, and encountering a Major on the streets, Paul is given order upon order, building up an appalling rage inside of him. He returns home soon after, and attempts to disguise himself in his ... how deeply was has effected the men. It comes down to the facts that a good pair of boots deems more valuable (and definitely longer lasting) than human life itself. It is later in the novel, after Paul returns from leave that he encounters the enemy, hand to hand. While attempting to retrieve inf...

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... and deserve no reason to live. But what makes the enemy different from them? Both sides believe in fighting for the homeland. Also, Both sides encounter the destruction that a war brings to soldier mentally and physically. For example, in the novel when Paul is explaining to the reader what he feels, he says, "And all ... exemplifies that at one time Paul felt dignity towards himself, and now he feels like he has no place in society. Only the men beside him are experiencing the same horrors that are involved with war day in and day out. However, man is mortal, and in time fellow troops a...

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... they where reassigned to another area. In the search for his unit he is reunited with his friends and joins up with them on the war efforts. Paul finds himself trapped in a shell hole for a long night while searching in "no mans land." During the night a French soldier falls in the hole and Paul has to stab him. The hours to come are very hard for ... Paul as he comforts and waits for the Frenchman to die; this is one of the major examples of Paul becoming dehumanized. His group soon has a stroke of good luck when they were assigned to defend a village ... . Sense the village was vacant...

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... -term consequences outweigh them by a landslide. Gandhi once commented, "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary, the evil it does is permanent." The quote describes how even though violence appears to be a viable solution, the benefits are only temporary and will only promote further mayhem. World War I was an international war centered in Europe that began ... was stretched to four years and ended in 1918 when countries of the Central Powers signed armistice agreements. The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque describe...

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