... the world can't be that dreadful a place if there's such inarguable beauty in it. Erich Maria Remarque takes these feelings beyond that in All Quiet on the Western Front. He portrays beauty as a necessity in a world full of blood, guts, loss, fear and death. The beauty of food, nature and women are embedded ... it, and putting their lives in danger in order to protect and save it. Food is also a symbol of love and gratitude in All Quiet on the Western Front. When Paul returns home for a couple of weeks, he brings "two loaves of army bread, three-quarters of a pound of butter, two tins of ...

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• Grade Level: High School