Paul Baumer's All Quiet On The Western Front

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“All Quiet on the Western Front’ is one of the most acclaimed war novels of the last century. As the plot of the novel progresses, the reader learns about the horrific experiences of Paul Baumer and his complex understanding of the world around him. From the start of the narration, the reader witnesses a landscape riddled with more tragedies that any human should have to endure in their lifetime. Enough of these images have the power to remain lingering in the minds of the reader for years to come. Images of war-sanctioned horses injured by shrapnel scream out in vain as another trips over his entangled guts. Bringing animals into twentieth century warfare qualifies as one of the worst tragedies man threw onto Mother Nature. The unimaginable