All Quiet On The Western Front Discussion questions 45-50: what symbolic role do rats and lice play
In All Quiet on the Western Front, what symbolic role do rats and lice play?
What is the soldiers’ attitude toward the knowledge they learned in school in All Quiet on the Western Front?
In All Quiet on the Western Front, what does Bäumer mean when he says of the older soldiers, “they have a background so strong that the war cannot obliterate it”?
Why do Paul Bäumer’s peaceful memories of his former life make him sad rather than hopeful in All Quiet on the Western Front?
In All Quiet on the Western Front, why is Paul Bäumer reluctant to articulate his experience in the war to his father?