There has been soldiers, who had bed wet dueto their bad health, aroused from poorcondition of where they have been staying.
Army
Divided class/ censorship/control over others
“The army is based on that; one manmust always have the power over theother, (44)“
Paul condemned that highly ranked soldier has beennothing at the peacetime. Yet, they seemed to becometyrant when they hold a power when the war broke out
Conflict aroused by tyrannicalcommissioned officer and one's noncommissioned officer
Tzaden vs. Himmelstose
Soldiers had longed for return.
Haie once cited when they were talking abouttheir future, which would take place after thewar: “ But, man, surely it's better at home (79)“
The narrator commented the way of surviving atthe trench “is just as much of a matter of chancethat“ he has been “still alive as that I have beenhit, (101)“
Skilled tactics
“ a man must have a feeling for the sound and character of theshells, must be able to decide beforehand where they willdrop, how they will burst, and how to shelter from them,(129)“
Insufficient Amount of food
Tremendous amount of ratsstole soldiers' bread
“Almost every man has had hisbread gnawed, (102)“
It is the reason why the soldiersvalue the food as most significantsource.
Evidence Quote: “Enough to eat is just asvaluable as a good dug-out; it can save orlives; that is the reason we are so greedy for it,(118)“
The recruits even thought that if there has beenenough food at the trench then they might havebeen feeling good at staying hom
World War l
lost generation
The recruits and some of non commissioned officers,participating at the war were mostly 17 to 20.Others, including lietunant were at the age of thirtyto forty
blown up earth
Lot of bombardments,artillery, land mine, gas(mustard gas),ammunitions
Human turning into beast
“We have become wild beasts. We do not fight, wedefend ourselves against annihilation (113“ Hedepicted how they changed when there has beenfighting.
Comradeship
When Paul was sharing goose with Kat, he remindedhimself that “I believe we have a more completecommunion with one another than even lovers have(94),“
They had lived with the deadbodies, leeches (louse), rats.