All Quiet on the Western Front. The question asks how Paul's combat experiences throughout the novel age him beyond his years. Includes direct quotations from the novel.

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…s life beforehand. Second, he witnesses deaths and atrocities during war, which change his perception of death forever. Moreover, Paul has lost all hope for his generation. In the end Paul has been changed dramatically as a direct result of his combat experiences in the war. The very experiences that Paul had relied on to keep himself alive during combat changed his mentality to one which is very rare for a boy of his age.