All Quiet On The Western Front
Beginning of paper
''I am very quiet. Let the months and
years come, they can take nothing
from me, they can take nothing more.
I am so alone, and so without hope that
I can confront them without fear. The
life that has borne me through these
years is still in my hands. Whether
I have su ....
Middle of paper
.... they faced an abyss of death.''
Among the many new recruits, Paul Baumer and his classmates, enlist with youthful enthusiasm in the German army of World War I. As soldiers they know not what awaits them on the battle field. Many of their comrades will die before their very eyes. And for what? They don't know what their fighting against, they're fighting a war that isn't their own. But rather the war of the political leaders of several countries, whose arrogance cost ....
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Word count: 612
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
