I will help her, and your parents too, and your child -----"" The words of Paul Baumer relate to the theme of the story in that they express how much destruction and suffering war causes whether on the battlefield or off. It is see from Paul's concern and desire to ease the pain of the Frenchman's family that he is feeling the pain of war. Paul is also seeing the future pain of the French man's family as he saw in Kemmerich's mother when he lied to her about how Kemmerich had died. ... Paul and his comrades are taught to disregard that these men, the enemy, are people and...

• Word Count: 611
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Paul Baumer is a young soldier who was changed drastically by the brutalities of war and may never be able to recover. ... Paul's best friend Kat is a very resourceful man and can always find food. He is also older then Paul and most of the soldiers at war. ... Kantorek, Paul's previous schoolmaster, is essentially why they were at the war. ... Duval, a French soldier, is the first person that Paul kills in hand-to-hand combat. ...

• Word Count: 699
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In chapter two one of the characters , Paul Baumer, realizes that his ten years of schooling have taught him less than ten weeks as a soldier. ... The book says that Paul has been at war and has not had time for love. ...

• Word Count: 518
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School