"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque - Describe and comment on life in the German trenches during World War One on the Western Front, as depicted in the novel.

Life in the German trenches during World War I on the Western Front is appalling, unbearable and horrendous, as depicted in the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. This was because of many reasons, such as the unsanitary living conditions that the soldiers had to endure, the death and destruction that surrounded them, and the affects of the war and fighting that physically and mentally scared them for life. The …

…took away all the sweetness and appeal that it seemed to hold before the war. "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque depicted the horrors and atrocities that the soldiers had to face; the unsanitary living conditions, the death and destruction that surrounded them and the physical and mental affects of the war. In conclusion, Life in the German trenches during World War I on the Western Front was hell on earth.