Part one of term paper
All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates to me the tragedy of war when young men are sent off to battle. At a very young age these men were forced into military training and battle; forced to live without any contact with their families; forced to live isolated from others, and forced to sacrifice all they had for the good of their count ...

Part two of term paper
... very hard to persuade them to join the army. Most times these teachers successfully persuaded them. Paul, the main character in the novel, realizes once he had reached the front, how betrayed he had been by his teacher and the older generation. He said, “The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom.” This bitter quote shows that after the war is over their generation does not know what will be left for them. The ...