... and phrases to describe crucial details to this theme. "The first bomb, the first explosion, burst in our hearts."1 Paul and his classmates who enlisted into the army see the true reality of the war. They enter the war fresh from school, knowing nothing except their own environment and they become dehumanized with the war. "We were eighteen and had begun ... remember how embarrassed we were as recruits in barracks when we had to use the general latrine."3 When Paul was sent to the front, along with his other friends, new friendships where made that would last throughout time. Paul's new...

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• Grade Level: High School