Chapter 4

Chapter 4 has alot of imagery language. I thought the part where the men pass the dieing horses showed the most imagery. In the book, Remarque wrote the sentence "We sit down and hold out ears, But this appalling noise, these groans and screams penetrate, they penetrate everywhere." This sentence gives you the image of the horses crying out in pain. If he had just said that the horses were just dying then it wouldn't create as vivid as an image. This sensory language is what "paints the picture in our head". Also in chapter 4 the men are bombarded while passing a graveyard. This was a big event for the recruits cause they got there first taste of war and what it was like. During the raid one recruit curled under Pauls arm while they were hiding in a coffin. He was terrified of what was happening. After his hip was severly hurt Paul decided whether or not to kill the boy becuase the pain would soon become unbarrable. This just shows how bad the war is, when young men are joined in and they really arent ready to take on this much.


Video: I found this video of a man who was in WW1 and he talks about how he saved a German soldier who thought he was going to die. Pretty cool to hear stories like this.