Themes
"... we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals." (56)
What is animalism.
an insatiable appetite/eager to consume food
What is voracity.
"When a man has seen so many dead he cannot understand...why there should be so much anguish over a single individual." (160)
What is brutality of war.
Detering is horrified by the use of what animal in the war?
What is horses.
excluded from a group; made outsiders
What is ostracized.
"There is a great deal of polishing being done. We are inspected at every turn... At last it leaks out- the Kaiser is coming to review us." (201)
What is nationalism.
Paul feels a connection to the Russian prisoners in Chapter 8 by sharing their love for what?
What is music.
with an important role; to a large extent
What is prominently.
"Formerly we should not have had a single thought in common- now we sit with a goose between us and feel in unison, are so intimate that we do not even speak." (94)
What is comradeship.
In Chapter 7, Paul swaps his uniform for civilian clothes due to two unpleasant experiences. Describe both experiences.
1. Nurse offers him coffee as he exits the train
2. Major instructs him to perform drills in the middle of the street
lodgings for soldiers
What is billets.
"All the older men are linked up with their previous life..." (23).
What is the "Lost Generation".
Which French soldier did Paul kill?
What is Gerard Duval.
How do the soldiers outsmart the trench rats in Chapter 6?
They throw bits of bad bread in a pile and wait in the dark until the rats come, and then kill them with their spades.
words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book
What is inscription.