All Ouiet On The Western Front: What Opinion Of War Does This Book Present

Part I of Essay
All Quiet on the Western Front presents a feeling of love as well a feeling of suffering for the soldiers. Their old lives had to come to a complete stop so they could serve their country to the fullest. Fighting and giving their all can become tedious and ultimately fatal ....

Part II of Essay
.... old lives behind for years at a time. They suffer knowing they are in a sense trapped. Paul Baumer says, “Beyond this our life did not extend. And of this nothing remains” (20). The army became the most important thing now. Nothing else counts. Nothing else can count. By enlisting in the army, they chose to give up everyday pleasures. No matter how bad they want out, they’ve made a commitment and must stick to it. It doesn’t mean the soldier’s are treated badly or even that they didn’t like the army. It just means nothing else could come cl ....