All Quiet on the Western Front

I always had a desire to read books since my childhood. I loved hearing the stories of cinderella, the pied piper of hemelin etc. during my bedtime. My grandmother used to tell me these stories. As I grew up, I focused more on studying books related to science,politics and sports. I must say books related to politics and war are of great interest to me. I have read a lot of books related to politics and war. However, "All quiet on the western front" has always been my favorite one. 
"All quiet on the western front" is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque. It was published in 1929 as Im Westen nichts neues and in the United States as "All quiet on the western front". This book tells us about the harmful effects of a war and also the harmful effect of war on young men. This book showed the whole world how a war can destroy the peace and tranquility of a young man. How a changed a young guy overnight!

 Plot Summary

The novel tells the story of a group of young men who was enlisted in World War 1 after being captivated by slogans of patriotism and honour. The main character here is a guy named Paul Baumer,who is only 20 years old. The young men after going to the war learned that the battlefields they encounter everyday is much different than they thought. The novel opens up with a guy named Kemmerich dying. Then it tells us about how Baumers's friend Kat returns after a long search for food. Kat is another character in the story who has always been uncannily resourceful. Then comes the horror of the war. Sounds of explosions,firing and how Baumer and his unit had to swim through an ocean of blood has been portrayed in the next part. After surviving in this part, Paul learns that he has been granted a leave of 17 days. The most emotional part comes when Paul learns his mother has cancer. He also felt that he couldn't feel the same way he used to feel for some people and also that he couldn't share with anyone the horrors of the war.

After returning from home, Paul and his friends were sent to guard a village where they find lots of foods. Paul and his friend Albert Kropp became injured due to airstrike by the french. Paul undergoes a surgery and is sent back to the front lines. Paul's friend begin to die one by one. Paul loses his favorite friend Kat and ultimately becomes the last of his seven friends to survive. Then the novel ends with Paul's death. The army report issued on the day of his death stated only this: All quiet on the western front. 

This novel was all about the horrors of a war. The things that happen in a war has been depicted in this novel. This novel also tells us how a war can influence a young individual's life. It also shows that even if you get to survive this war, you have to live with what you've seen or experienced.