All quiet on the western front paper

All Quiet on the Western Front is the story of Paul Baumer's experience during world war one. In my opinion, the novel is a reflection on the nationalism of German soldiers due to the lack of nationalism in experienced soldiers and the consequences nationalism has for the soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front is a reflection of the nationalism of German soldiers due to nationalism's absence in the experienced soldiers. Paul explains that his school teacher convinced many young men to join in the army, appealing to their patriotism, calling them "comrades." Yet after the first bombardment, the soldiers know they are alone on the front, their comrade teacher and thousands more like him in their country, "were acting for the best in a way that cost them nothing" (12). The questioning of nationalism continues when the German Kaiser appears. Kropp asks "who's in the right?" (203). Kropp questioning who's side is right displays an opposition to nationalistic views and propaganda. Tjaden also questions nationalism when Kropp argues that the war is caused by one people offending another. Tjaden replies that he shouldn't be there because he wasn't personally offended. The reflection on the nationalism of german soldiers continues wit the consequences it brings for the soldiers. The novel is a reflection of the nationalism of german soldiers because of the horrors it brings. Nationalism brought millions of men to war. In the epigraph Paul says that a whole generation of men were destroyed by war, even those who survived it. Paul describes himself as dead, the war has only made him "an agony of himself" (185). The soldiers face the mud, rats, shelling, bullets, and starvation along with other horrors, all for their country. The novel is clearly a reflection of the nationalism of german soldiers because it has brought death and worse upon its population.