The Impact Of War In Night And All Quiet On The Western Front

He cared for him and attempted to make him feel comfortable. Paul made himself aware of the man's humanity and he apologizes to the dead soldier. 2- We always realize something big in life when it's way too late and it has already affected our life. Pg 833 #3-6

A large majority of the soldiers fighting experience a psychological change that causes them to lose their emotions. He eventually gets wounded and returns home on leave, but the dehumanization of war shows damage has been done - Paul decided to return to the front early when he can’t live the way he used to in his hometown. As for his attitude towards his comrades, he shows his insensitivity when Kemmerich is dying and wants his boots. Kat is the only close friend Paul has left, but he is hit in the back of the head by piece of a bomb and dies. Paul’s attitude changes once again, where this time he no longer cares if he lives or

Deaths in the war aren’t as simply as being shot and dying immediately after. Duval’s death is similar to the ones that thousands of soldiers faced during war, slow and immensely painful. It’s every soldier’s nightmare, and they constantly wonder when it’s their turn. It isn’t only a horrifying event to endure but also to watch as a family member or comrade. They share the same feeling of helplessness in the situation as Paul experiences.

Acting on instinct Paul stabs the soldier and in watching him die Paul begins to spiral. Remarque uses dehumanizing diction when he describes the soldier's death which shows Paul's descent from his past self. Paul describes how the only thing he felt while killing the soldier was how “the body suddenly [convulsed]” and then “ [became] limp” and “[collapsed] (216). The author's use of dehumanizing diction in this passage regarding the French soldier's murder is significant because the connotation of “body” lends itself to an unempathetic tone, enhancing the discussion on the loss of humanity because it demonstrates how Paul doesn't even think of the man he killed as a person; same as he. Remarques description of the person as a “body” makes the reader see the soldier as less than a human, how the war has impacted Paul.

He lies and tells her his death was quick and painless. On his last night home, Paul’s mother sits by his bedside. She is in great pain with her illness. He wishes he never came home. Paul’s leave ends and he attends the training camp.

He becomes unaware to violence and death, a common occurrence for soldiers during war. Paul's experiences on the front line, such as watching his friend die slowly and painfully, also contribute to his mental breakdown. Paul becomes very upset with the war, knowing that the leaders who started the war didn't experience the same suffering as soldiers on the front line. He feels betrayed, as he realizes that normal people do not understand the reality and weight of war. "We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost.

The ruthless killing brings a toll on the people who will remember that the enemies are men just like them, as Paul does when he instantly regrets his actions, saying that he would not kill him if he could redo the situation. Thus Paul sees value in being a coward, as he thinks it would be more courageous not to kill him than to go by the standards he learns. The German soldiers train as if they were animals acting upon their instincts to do so, which bears similarity to the human nature of war. Paul is at the stage where he lacks any hope for the war and does not see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is in the winter and at the time when Paul is so accustomed to the war that it is just another day for him.

What were the effects of the war on the soldiers who fought in it? The effects of war on these soldiers’ lives, had a very negative impact. Some of the effects were a lost generation, scarring the soldiers for life, causing them to lose their innocence, and to take other people’s lives. I’m going to synthesize and analyzes these three situations; in All Quiet on the Western the Front the main character is Paul Baumer, the movie Gallipoli the main character is Archie Hamilton, and the poem They. All of these situations are about what one certain soldier experience in World War 1.

Throughout the story Paul shows that he cares about his comrades by protecting them from the dangers of war, and he also displays that he will guide them in war. Paul uses his skills of intelligence to guide his team in the trenches and at the front, and he passes on his knowledge and tricks of war to the new recruits. Not many soldiers have all of these qualities, which makes Paul stand out more than his comrades. Even today some men don't express the passion and leadership Paul shows in All Quiet on the Western Front, which brings up the fact that the war needs more men like Paul. To sum up, Paul is an honest and true man who will always be there for his comrades when needed, and he is a man the troops are proud to say is a patriotic

Paul feels the front will be difficult for them and they will be cut off from the society, however, Paul enjoyed being in the front because his classmates and comrades are in the front line. Friendship is the only thing that the soldiers have on the front. However, some of his comrades have a strong background. By the time they returned to their home, they will have their children and wives, while younger generations would have nothing when they returned home. Therefore, as the war is about to end, Paul committed suicide with the “ expression of clam”

Paul and all of his friends died. Death was a very real thing during the war. All the time comrades were dying. “Under the skin the life no longer pulses, it has already pressed out to the boundaries of the body. Death is working through from within.

When he saw the expression on his face, it pained Paul. He felt numb and inhumane for what he had just done and seeing this poor soldier in such pain. When Paul goes on to say that he would not have killed him if he was sensible too it really dives deep into the pains of the war these young men had to experience at such a young age. Secondly, Paul demonstrates compassion by giving out his cakes to the Russian soldiers in prison. This act especially shows his compassion because they are supposed to be fighting against each other.

Paul was a young soldier who did not have much to go back home to besides his family, but many other soldiers had families of their own. We saw Paul go through many challenges if it being watching his friend die, going back home, or killing his enemy. Paul was by his friends side the whole time that he was dieing. Paul friend Kemmerich had got his foot amputated and had died from all the bleeding and pain. In the novel we saw at the hospital how poorly the patients got treated and how quickly they got kicked out.

Paul has learned a whole new level of survival. He's taught himself to survival intense shelling, and survive in a dirty and unequipped trench. All the men in his trench are his new family. At the end of the book Paul explains how death doesn't take him by surprise anymore. When Kropp and Paul both become injured severely, Paul gets let out early.

Paul’s last name is ironic for it means “Tree” in German, some tall and strong. At the very end of the book, there is a small paragraph saying that in October 1918, Paul dies “forlorn yet strangely at peace with his destiny” (Eksteins). It’s the way he dies that is so ironic for when he died he fell straight, face first, to the ground like a tree would. In addition to Paul’s death, when he dies it is on a calm day. Throughout the story, Paul survives some of the worst experiences such as bombardments, gun fights, and seeing fellow soldier die next to you, and he survives through it.