The novel's epigraph initiates the intent to further allow the reader to learn about the mental damage that the First World War imposed on soldiers. When Paul speaks about his entire generation "destroyed by the war-, he is talking about the way him and all of the other young soldiers becoming les...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel opens with an epigraph by Gertrude Stein: "You are all a lost generation." This refers both to those who lost their lives in the First World War, and also to those who lost their moral and spiritual compass. However, one hundred years ago, the First World War brought the people not just ...

• Word Count: 1105
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate