2. Several times in the novel, Paul and his friends mention that the war was brought about by men who are power hungry, and those longing to exert their power. Do you think the combatants on both sides see things the same way? Are all wars brought about by petty, power-hungry nameless men? Can both sides be right about the reason for going to war, for defending their fatherland?
Many questions were thought of while reading the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" about why nations went to war and what were their motives. I feel that the combatants on both sides of the war do see the war in the same way. They bother were put there to fight against each other and most of them don't even know why they are fighting. They just take the training and follow orders by higher ranks. All wars do seem to be brought by power hungry men. These men in the nations don't care about their soldier's lives. They force them to go through brutal training and dump them in the worst of the facilities. Completely brain washed about their past lives. Both sides can be right about war depending on their motives. It only depends on why they feel they are fighting. Some say that they go to war to protect their country. This can go for both the home country and enemy country (relative to the nation). Therefore both nations can go to war for the same reasons. An example of one would be a soldier fighting for pride and having faith in themselves to protect that pride. In other words, "Espirit de Corps".
Many questions were thought of while reading the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" about why nations went to war and what were their motives. I feel that the combatants on both sides of the war do see the war in the same way. They bother were put there to fight against each other and most of them don't even know why they are fighting. They just take the training and follow orders by higher ranks. All wars do seem to be brought by power hungry men. These men in the nations don't care about their soldier's lives. They force them to go through brutal training and dump them in the worst of the facilities. Completely brain washed about their past lives. Both sides can be right about war depending on their motives. It only depends on why they feel they are fighting. Some say that they go to war to protect their country. This can go for both the home country and enemy country (relative to the nation). Therefore both nations can go to war for the same reasons. An example of one would be a soldier fighting for pride and having faith in themselves to protect that pride. In other words, "Espirit de Corps".
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