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All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates to me the tragedy of war when young men are sent off to battle. At a very young age these men were forced into military training and battle; forced to live without any contact with their families; forced to live isolated from others, and forced to sacrifice all they had for the good of their country. These things led to the premature aging and loss of connection with …

…what they were doing had caused them to lose their youth and family. Many things affected the lives of the young men in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front and led to their premature aging and loss of family. They were pushed into military training and battle; pushed into living without contact with their family; pushed into isolation from others, and pushed into sacrificing all they had for the good of the country.