War Doesn't Make Heroes, It Erases PeopleRoman
I must say the book is much more better than it's movie. And also I must add that I believe it’s one of the most powerful anti-war novels ever written. The story follows a young German soldier fighting in World War I, and basically shows how war destroys not just bodies, but the minds and humanity as well.
The book is not about heroism or glory. It is the real face of war. Paul (our main character)and his friends start the war full of idealism, but as they face death, dirt, hunger and the total pointlessness of it all, they slowly lose their humanity.
Everything in the book is given in detail. The front is brutal. But even when they go back home for a break/leave, they feel like they don’t belong there anymore. War has broken their connection to their home or homeland, too.
The writing is simple and direct, I loved it. There is no fancy stuff, just the harsh but really harsh reality.
In the end Paul, our hero, dies quietly. Noone cares about it. After all fighting, and loss, Paul’s death barely matters to anyone. He becomes just another nameless casualty in a war.
The book has got a brutal, cold ending, but that’s exactly the point: the war doesn’t make heroes; it erases people.
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