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All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide

by Erich Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front study guide contains a biography of Erich Remarque, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Paul Bäumer, the narrator, and his fellow German soldiers of the Second Company recuperate behind the front in World War I. The last day of fighting thinned their ranks from 150 men to 80. Paul describes three 19-year-old boys from his class who also volunteered for the war: Albert Kropp, the "clearest thinker" among them; Müller, a physics-inclined academic; and Leer, sexually mature. Their friends include Tjaden, a 19-year-old locksmith; Haie Westhus, a large peat-digger, also 19; Detering, a married peasant; and Stanislaus Katczinsky ("Kat"), their wise 40-year-old leader.

The boys discuss Kantorek, their former schoolmaster, who used to bully his pupils into volunteering for the war. The boys feel betrayed by Kantorek and their other…

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