The First World War devastated millions of people around the world and was one of the most brutal wars in history . All Quiet on the Western Front, an account of the atrocities of World War I by Erich Maria Remarque, shows the trials and tribulations soldiers face every day. Just like today, the war was glorified and many young men, including the naive 19-year-old German Paul Bauman, enlisted in the military around the world, only to later discover how much it was. This was a terrible mistake. After seeing millions of people senselessly killed, the human race is questioning whether war is truly the logical way to solve the problems plaguing war today. What did the murder of more than a million young men during the First World War bring? What has the killing of thousands of innocent civilians in Afghanistan brought so far? The answer is unfortunately nothing. Throughout human history, war has rarely succeeded in solving a problem. So it would make sense to try adopting a different technique to resolve disagreements. Yet, for one reason or another, the human race continues to rush headlong into wars time and time again. The First World War was a particularly brutal war and one of the most costly in human lives in history. Very few soldiers on the front made it out alive, and Paul Bauman was no different. In Note's All Quiet on the Western Front, the fate of Paul's death is decided early on due to the physical and mental dangers. The physical dangers of war made it almost impossible for soldiers to escape the war alive. The battlefield posed many dangers and the jaws of death lurked around the corner for many soldiers. Which made it almost certain that Paul... middle of paper... fell victim to one of the physical dangers of war. The mental beatings that Paul had to endure meant that he was doomed. What Note's All Quiet on the Western Front really teaches humans is to be more careful before entering into a war, as it is a death sentence for many people. It also teaches us to be more sensitive to those returning from war, as they undoubtedly suffered physical and mental hardships. One in five American veterans suffers from depression, and it is society's responsibility to try to understand the hardships soldiers had to endure. Hopefully, the human race will soon realize that war is not the solution, but until then, everyone must try to reintegrate soldiers into society. Whether it was bomb shards or depression, it is clear that many soldiers were weakened in one way or another by the war, or even killed..