Iron
Strike While The Iron Is HotIn the book we hear the term "The Iron Youth" used to describe Paul's generation. "The Iron Youth" is an ideal of a strong Fatherland-lovin' group of young soldiers who...
The River
Still Waters Run DeepThe guys gather at the river's edge and swim naked across to a home apparently rented by a bunch of French women. The river is a natural break between the land of brutality and...
Kemmerich's Boots
Like the pants in The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, these boots get passed around. Unfortunately, that's where all comparisons between a magical pair of jeans and the boots in All Quiet on th...
Religion
Heaven And EarthWhere there's war, there's death. And where there's death, we would expect a discussion of higher powers and afterlife. But this book is pretty much devoid of references to organize...
Quiet
Quiet RiotIf you're looking for a task that will take you, oh, all week to complete, count how many times the word "quiet" appears in this novel. We didn't have that much time on our hands, but we'...
Rats
We don't want to hate on our rodent buddies—Remy of Ratatouille fame is both adorable and talented—but rats are bad news in All Quiet on the Western Front. Just when you think it can't get more...