All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque's war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, deals with the many ways in which World War I affected people’s lives, both the lives of soldiers on the front and the lives of people on the home front. The war affected the way soldiers saw human life. The soldiers got used to seeing people being killed. They were everyday events. All the images around them, of soldiers being blown to pieces …

…the war. War is expected to leave many people dead and many injured, but in every war there is much more pain that remains within people. The horrible images, tragedies, and the unwanted memories leave these people permanently scared for life. World War I has far-reaching impact. It not only affects those in combat on the front, but also those who support the soldiers on the home front. This is the hidden cost of war.