All Quiet on the Western Front is a graphic depiction of the horrors of war. In the short note before Chapter One, Remarque lets the reader know exactly what themes he intends. War is a savage and gratuitous evil, war is unnatural, and war is responsible for the destruction of an entire generation. Remarque is very clear on the strength of his themes, and uses graphic imagery to convey to the reader the physical and …showed first 75 words of 1011 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1011 total…reader is in the state of suspended disbelief, these themes will be conveyed to him with alarming clarity. It is at this moment that Remarque has truly succeeded. The successful utilization of the nature motifs have given All Quiet on The Western Front a voice and emotion all of its own. This voice compels and influences the reader; for those immersed in Remarque's haunting novel, war has lost its glory, its grandeur, and its meaning.