All is Quiet - Chapter 10

There were many key things that can be taken out of each chapter that all have a great deal of significance. For chapter 10 there were several key topics that we took away after reading the chapter. The first of which was when the main group in the story come across food that they have been deprived of ever since they joined the army and partook in the war. Because of how the soldiers reacted when they had the food is what we found to be the most astonishing part. They treated the food in higher value than their lives. These men were willing to risk a lot just to have that pleasure in life that they once knew. Another topic that the book highlights about war in this chapter is life is cruel and won’t stop for anything. This is shown when the soldiers were all at the village. While there they all thought that they could finally take a break from the war and relax. This sigh of relief ended almost as soon as it begun. The group was soon thrust back into the harsh reality that is war. We also noticed that the author had Baumer talk to the reader in his mind saying how even after thousands of years people still haven’t stopped killing each other and that the reality of war will be around as long as there are men starting them. Another topic that we believed to be of significance was when he was wondering what him and the other men were going to do once the war was over. He said how their first commitment to life as adults was to kill and after so long it was the really the only thing they knew how to do. This sends an emotional message to the reader and helps him or her really understand the effect the war had on all of these men.