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What War Is Really About - To the common person, war is just a series of violence.
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Steven Medaglia ENG OA Ms Lebrun Dec. 16/02 What War Is Really About To the common person, war is just a series of violence. This causes some misconception; therefore, war must be defined. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, war is defined as desire, anguish and death. Paul Baumer, shows desire by killing the enemy and doing what it takes to survive. The desire to succeed lives in everyone and is overwhelming at times, but is needed in war in order to conquer. Soldiers need this desire to help them conquer and strive forward. Anguish is, also, a big part of war and this is the toughest part. Paul Baumer's platoon shows this by spending countless nights starving, hearing bombs drop around them, and listening to the sound of the endless gun fire. Lastly, the part of war that no one likes to talk about: death. Death is unavoidable and is...
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