All Quiet On the Western Front

Essay on All Quiet on the Western Front “War is hell” is a blunt but true way to describe all wars. This statement portrays Paul Baumer’s true feelings pertaining to the gruesome experiences he encountered through the duration of the war, when he was alive. For Paul Baumer a German soldier in World War II, war was more than hell. It changed, and ultimately ended his life at a young age. In All Quiet …

…the pens of the history book writers. War is never good, but always necessary. Most people have no experiences with war. So, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front paints a vivid picture of what cruelties really occur during war. The significance to the famous saying “War is hell” is to learn from and respect soldiers who have had to go through war, and to try and avoid war at all costs.