All Quiet on the Western Front, is the story of Paul Baumer during World War I. Paul Baumer is a German student in high school when he and his friends join the War after being persuaded by one of their teachers Kantorek. Our narrator starts out as any brand new soldier, trying to see what goes on. The first example of the cruelty of War for Baumer, was when his friend Josef Behm, was killed shortly after they began their new lives as soldiers. The death that brought out the coldness of War to Baumer was the death of his friend Franz Kemmerich whose leg was first amputated, and finally dies. Baumer eventually goes through the death of every one of his fellow soldiers and friends, telling us about everything he goes through seeing his friends being victims of War. Baumer's best friend was Katczinsky who was the leader of their unit, although Baumer had grown stronger and had become a real soldier a

Baumer starts out as a kind, normal human being from a good family. He always glorified his school days that he spent with his friends and family, and states "We were trained in the army for 10 weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced than by ten years at school". Which had made him mature a lot faster than the average youth, because of the cruelty and harshness he had faced in War. Baumer who started out as a man questioning War and whether it is ethical or not, eventually grows to kill a man, as he did kill Gerald Duval a French "Compasitor," a Printer. Although, he did feel sorry for killing him, he soon forgets about it and becomes more brutal. Again illustrating the War Front only does worse for the Human mind.

Throughout the book Remarque, tells us about the real meaning of War. His character Paul Baumer gives the slightest details and the most complex understanding of War. One of the most meaningful aspects of War that Remarque, brings out is when Kemmerich is dieing from his amputated foot and another of Baumer's friend, Muller, is asking for his boots when he dies. That part really brings out how up straight and cold War can turn people into, and Baumer had to accept that Muller was thinking logically rather than being selfish and Inconsiderate. Remarque more clearly states it when, Muller ha

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Approximate Word count = 894
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)