Analysis of the Destruction of War Portrayed in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich
From the dismantling of hopes and dreams to the desolation of bodies and battlefields, the idea of the destruction of way appears often in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. ... For the most part the whole population of the warring countries took a hit from the destructiveness of war. Before progressing into the depiction of the destructiveness of war portrayed in the novel let us take a quick look at how we define this idea. The first thought to pop in one’s head when hearing “destruction” would be bombs and death, and that is totally true. ... There is more to destruction than mass explosions and people dying; destruction also deals with the deterioration of the mind and spirit. The war got into the characters minds and changed them forever. ... Thinking in terms of bombs and “booms” there is the destruction of the earth. ... Throughout All Quiet on the Western Front, behind the deaths and anguish, is the depiction of shells blasting giant shell-holes in the ground and shooting large holes right through the buildings of the unfortunate towns that lie in the path of war.