All quiet on the Western Front

English: All quiet on the western front 2000-07-04 All quiet on the western front, by erich maria remarque, shows some very powerful views toward the Great War. The main character , Paul Baumer, goes through an incredible metamorphsis from an innocent dreamer to a hardened and somewhat cynical veteran. Paul's views started out as being slightly against the war, but not very strongly against it. He didn't seem to mind staying at base camp and …

…Paul that he cannot even put it into words. Paul's thoughts artfully describe why he dislikes the Great War and why his horrible experiences distance himself so much from others int he world; "We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and super-ficial -- I believe that we are lost." This quote exemplifies his thoughts that the war, and even human violence in general is a lost cause.