Kantorek would say
We stood on the threshold of life
And so it would seem
We had as yet taken no root
The war swept us away
For the others, the older men,
It is but an interruption, they are able to think beyond it
We, however, have been gripped by it
And do not know what the end may be
We know only
That in some strange and melancholy way
We have become a wasteland
What does war do to a man? It destroys his inner being; it crushes hope; it kills him. Experiencing battle leaves only the flesh of a man, for he no longer has a personality; it leaves a wasteland where a vast field of humanity once was. Through the main character, Paul Baumer, the reader experiences the hardships and consequences of war. During the course of the war, Paul reflects on how the young men involved in the war have no future left for them, they've become a "lost generation." Paul feels that his generation has "become a wasteland" because the war has made him into a thoughtless animal, because......
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