All Quiet on the Western Front Scene 17 Summary

  • The men hungrily eat their fill. Now totally relaxed, they discuss who's responsible for the war and decide it's no one country's fault, except maybe the manufacturers as they get rich.
  • Oh, and the emperors and generals, as they need war to get their names into the history books. Mission accomplished, Kaiser.
  • Kat jokingly suggests that the kings, their cabinets, and their generals fight their own wars with club, much like a sporting event.
  • Paul and his friends decide to go visit Kemmerick in the field hospital.