The Movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” occurs during the two years just before the Armistice ended World War I in November 1918. By 1916 when the story begins, World War I had already been underway for two years. From the beginning, World War I was fought in two areas, named for their geographical relationship to Germany. The Eastern Front extended into Russia, and the Western Front extended through Belgium into Northern France. The main character …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…that showed courageous young men defending their country at all costs. It showed the reality of war and death. With Remarque’s descriptions you could see the trenches and the men huddled inside in the worst possible conditions. Grown men were crying for their families and wanting to go home. The German soldiers had great hopes before the schlieffen plan failed. After that you could feel the men’s pain just from watching the movie.