Brief Summary Of Bäumer's All Quiet On The Western Front

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In “All Quiet on the Western Front” deep in the trenches on the German line of World War I is 19 year old, Bäumer, a soldier in the Second Company. As read, we learn of Bäumer’s thoughts and feelings of being in the war. As shells and bullets fly over his head we learn of the bonds he has made with other soldiers. Even in the beginning we are thrown right into his life with him being on the front of the line with two other soldiers, Tjaden and Müller, whom he had grown up with. As the story progress, the reader is shown this small village of a an army that operates day to day based on the battles going on right next to them and how many soldiers they lose. As one of Bäumerś friends dies his shoes are immediately taken by one of his friends.