Alone in his room, Paul thinks about his former life, when he can find enjoyment in his studies. At one …

When Paul journeys home after receiving his furlough, he is troubled by the reception he receives from a number of …

One page 123, Paul says that “We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and …

Later in the story, Paul writes that “Their stillness is the reason why these memories of former times do not …

Paul Baumer says at one point in his narrative that: . . . Two years of shells and bombs—a man …

Was Paul’s death at the end of the novel a blessing or a tragedy? Take a stand and defend your …

Discuss Remarque’s extensive use of simile, particularly in comparing the battlefield with nature. The progress of the war can be …

Study the few places where women enter Remarque’s novel. What role do they play in his book? From the very …

Remarque’s novel presents nature in many moods and for many purposes. Discuss Remarque’s use of nature throughout the novel, using …

Why do you think the author timed Paul’s death in October 1918, just before the long-rumored armistice? (Germany signed The …