“The army is based on that; one manmust always have the power over theother, (44)“

Paul condemned that highly ranked soldier has beennothing at the peacetime. Yet, they seemed to becometyrant when they hold a power when the war broke out

Conflict aroused by tyrannicalcommissioned officer and one's noncommissioned officer

“Modern trench warfaredemands knowledge...' (129)“

The narrator commented the way of surviving atthe trench “is just as much of a matter of chancethat“ he has been “still alive as that I have beenhit, (101)“

“ a man must have a feeling for the sound and character of theshells, must be able to decide beforehand where they willdrop, how they will burst, and how to shelter from them,(129)“

“Almost every man has had hisbread gnawed, (102)“

Evidence Quote: “Enough to eat is just asvaluable as a good dug-out; it can save orlives; that is the reason we are so greedy for it,(118)“

The recruits even thought that if there has beenenough food at the trench then they might havebeen feeling good at staying hom

The recruits and some of non commissioned officers,participating at the war were mostly 17 to 20.Others, including lietunant were at the age of thirtyto forty

Lot of bombardments,artillery, land mine, gas(mustard gas),ammunitions

“We have become wild beasts. We do not fight, wedefend ourselves against annihilation (113“ Hedepicted how they changed when there has beenfighting.