All Quiet On The Western Front

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Some soldiers had to have parts of their bodies amputated in order to
survive. When Kemmerich was in the hospital, M�ller ask for his pair of boots.
The boots was a visible reminder to the boys of the cost of war. Paul then has
to face his own conscience when he kills one of the Frenchmen. He doesn't see
the face of an enemy but just a face of another human being. He tries to
comfort himself by promising to help the fallen soldier's family. After Paul is
relieved from the front line, he decides to go on leave and return home. But
when he tries to tell everyone of the horrible conditions of the trenches,
everybody either laughs him off or calls him a coward. Paul returns before his
leave actually ended, wishing that he had never come home. In the end, when
Paul loses Kat, Paul realizes that the war has destroy his way of life. He has
lost all his friends and has nothing to return to.

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