All Quiet on the Western Front

War in any form is a ruthless machine that destroys the lives of young people all over the world. In the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul's view of the war is a far cry from Kantorek's view due merely to actual experience. Paul has seen the brutal aspects of war and Kantorek never experiences a moment of it. Kantorek, unlike Paul had no bad thoughts of the war. "…

…suffered long; his face had an expression of calm, as though almost glad he had come." This shows that his final peace came at the cost of his own life. Paul proved a point in this book, in order to talk about something you need to experience it first hand. This point is very important now even more than ever because without experience in an area people will not believe the validity of your statements.