All Quiet On The Western Front: The Destructiveness Of War

Part I of Essay
In the praiseworthy novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, the destructiveness of war, among other things, is a main focus; as evidenced in this statement from the forward: “It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may ....

Part II of Essay
.... wound to the pelvis. Last of all, Katczinsky with a splinter in the head. Here is Paul’s description of one of the few horrifying sights he saw with his young eyes: “Beside me a lance-corporal has his head torn off. He runs a few steps more while the blood spouts from his neck like a fountain” (pg.115). Another incredible moment is stated on page 117, it says, “I fall into an open belly on which lies a clean, new officer’s cap.” These physical and emotional terrors cannot be healed completely neither the ones who saw them nor the ones wh ....