From the dismantling of hopes and dreams to the desolation of bodies and battlefields, the idea of the destruction of way appears often in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Many soldiers died, affecting the lives of friends and family. The environment took a blow with constant artillery fire, shell-holes, and gas clouds. For the most part the whole population of the warring countries took a hit from the …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…to be reminded of it," (page 81). How deep this novel goes. All Quiet on the Western Front shows how the destruction of war can effect everything from mother nature to the mentality of the mind. Buildings blew up, soldiers died, earth was blasted way, and families were torn apart. Through the course of the novel all of Paul's comrades died including himself at the very end when it was all quiet on the western front.