Attitudes towards War from Different Aspects of Life
In All Quiet on the Western Front, different attitudes are betrayed from different people. Attitudes that come from various walks of life. When someone lives in a certain area and is surrounded by certain things, I believe it forms your opinion about life and people. That attitude can either make you or break you. War is definitely an example of a situation that can change your thoughts, actions, and emotions.
The overriding theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is the horrible brutality of war, which informs every scene in the novel. This brutality is what makes them resent the war. The soldiers went on the battlefield proud to be fighting for a good cause. But what is the cause? They no longer know what they are there for. They have no idea what they are giving their lives for. This makes them angry that they people they loved the most would pressure them into going to such a horrific place. "On the threshold of life,......
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