All Quite on the Western Front

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In the movie 'All Quiet on the Western Front' we see the boys almost innocent as
they sit in class. The teacher in this scene is pressuring the boys to go to war. He preaches
that it is their 'duty' to fight. The teacher seems very pushy and strict. He is especially
strict with Paul, the main character in the movie. In this particular scene, Paul is drawing a
picture of a bird. In Paul's family they are glad that he is going to war. His family prays for
him and they pray for the Kaiser, the ruler of Germany. We see here that this is ironic
because Paul's family is praying for…