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Analysis Of Kemmerich's War '

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Chapter One 1. List some of the narrator’s main concerns or topics in Chapter One? War is actually terrible and not the glorified picture of it that his school master paints it as. People that are excited about wars are not the ones fighting in it. Paul is afraid it will continue to be glorified when it is actually terrible. There is a limited amount of food, the rations are too small. His memories and future will continue to be hindered by the war. 2. How old are the recruits? The four recruits are 19 years old and they joined the war together. Chapter Two Who is Kemmerich and what has happened to him? Kemmerich is one of Paul’s friends that severed in the war with him. Kemmerich had to get his leg amputated because it was injured

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