All Quiet On the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front shows that war is not glorious. It was a written to show the loss of life in war. War has a hidden side to it that most people do not see until it’s too late. In this book a group of young men who at first think war is glorious go to defend their great country. But as the war goes on, …showed first 75 words of 716 total…

…showed last 75 words of 716 total…you don’t go around starting battles. This book opened up my eyes to the horrors of war. It seems incredibly stupid that people would believe that killing people and destroying things was glorious. It doesn’t seem right. I'm glad that finally a book has showed that war isn't great, it isn't glorious. War is awful. People die over it, friendships are broken, countries destroyed all over some dispute that really wasn't worth it.