In All Quiet on the Western Front, a lot of jumping around occurs in the sense of going from one scene to the next in different time intervals. It appears that Erich Maria Remarque did this to show the uncertainty of the war. The men fighting in the war seem to only care about making it out alive, not killing their opponents. This becomes apparent when Paul has to kill and enemy soldier to save his own life and is appalled by what he has done. None of the soldiers seem to have a plan about what they are going to do after the war because they have just come out of school and have no idea what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Their plans, or lack of, are irrelevant for most because they either are killed on the battlefield or are just too traumatized to resume a natural lifestyle. Imagery used, such as “unendurable”, describes the front line as being an undesirable place to be and a tough obstacle for the men to endure. At the end of the novel Paul dies peacefully, ending his nightmares and knowing his gruesome lifestyle has finally come to an end.
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