One of the worst things about war is the severity of carnage that it bestows upon mankind. Men are killed by the millions in the worst ways imaginable. Bodies are blown apart, limbs are cracked and torn and flesh is melted away from the bone. Dying eyes watch as internal organs are spilled of empty cavities, naked torso are hung in trees and men are forced to run on stumps when their feet are blown off. Along with the horrific deaths that accompany war, the injuries often outnumber dead men. As Paul Baumer witnessed in the hospital, the injuries were terrifying and often led to death. His turmoil is expressed in the lines, "Day after day goes by with pain and fear, g

With all the reasons that war is bad, one can understand why in the end Paul was happier in death than he was in life. Paul being happy that he did not have to lead a life of anymore is perhaps the beat example of how war is.

roans and death gurgles. Even the death room I no use anymore; it is too small." The men who make it through the war take with them mental and physical scarification from their experiences.

Adding to the unfairness of war is the idea that a soldier's fate is determined by chance. No matter how well a soldier avoids bombs and avoids gunfire, there is always a chance that bomb could land where he stands or a stray bullet pierce his skull. Chance as a soldier's fate decreases the idea that the soldiers are control of their own lives.

People who have actually been through war know how horrible it is. Society on the other hand, while it believes it knows the horrors of war, can never understand or sympathize with a soldier's situation. The only people who can understand war is those who have been through it so they can often feel alone if they are out of the military. P

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