Paul Bäumer is introduced as the main character in the novel, and the novel is told in his experience and his perspective. He starts the story off by explaining what happens during a daily life of a soldier at a war. He goes on to explains the amount of what they eat and a number of smoking supplies that they can have. He explains that the war that they are currently in, their supplies are rationed. He then explains that 14 days ago they had to go to the front line and to go to battle. After the 14 days of fighting, they got to rest from the war. However, almost half of their regiment is gone, only having 80 members of the 150 of them. Bäumer then explains about his day after the 14 days of fighting and who the soldiers really were. He introduces …show more content…
After the 14 days of fighting, they got to be able to rest from the war. However, almost half of their regiment is gone, only having 80 members of the 150 of them. Bäumer then explains about his day after the 14 days of fighting and who the soldiers really were. He introduces Leer, Müller, and Kropp, and explains that they were all friends from the same school, same age, and they all in the same class who volunteer to join the war. He also meets two new friends name Tjaden and Westhus, who they became friends with when they enlisted for the war. The six of them altogether are the same age. The next day, they woke up for breakfast, and the cook made 150 meals, but can only give out 80 of the meals for the 80 soldiers that are left. However, this dissatisfied the soldiers, and they explain that the food is rationalized, they should be the ones getting the remaining food to have a greater ration of food, instead of the food going to waste and being thrown away. After the 80 men argued with the cook, the cook finally gave up, and gave the rest of the remaining food to the rest of the soldiers, although the cook warn them that they could get in trouble for what they have