Erich Marie’s novel All quiet on the western front shows that there is absolutely nothing redeemable about war.The physical effects, mental effects, or the results of World War One are too horrible to be justified.
The physical effects of World War One include bullet wounds, scars, etc…
In the novel countless people are wounded or killed causing several problems such as psychological damage and permanent scarring. Such as the death of Kat in chapter 11. This proves the point of there is nothing redeemable about war. One of the most common types of mental effects during the first war is P.T.S.D or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In the book they refer to this as “Trench Fever,” One great example of this is in chapter 10 when Peter has