All Quiet on the Western Front: Difference between revisions

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* [[Old Soldier]]: Kat.

* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: Averted ''hard''. A character dies from a leg injury, another is hit by a shrapnel on his hip, and quickly bleeds to death.

* [[Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap]] : An interesting non-sci-fi example. One of the soldiers in the story is overjoyed when he discovers ''an actual cherry tree in bloom'' during a march across the countryside to a new position. Since he (and the others) have spent entire weeks at the frontline, this is hardly ~~suprising~~ - the frontline being [[Mordor|a lifeless war-torn muddy wasteland]] and all.

* [[Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap]] : An interesting non-sci-fi example. One of the soldiers in the story is overjoyed when he discovers ''an actual cherry tree in bloom'' during a march across the countryside to a new position. Since he (and the others) have spent entire weeks at the frontline, this is hardly surprising - the frontline being [[Mordor|a lifeless war-torn muddy wasteland]] and all.

* [[Peaceful in Death]]: When {{spoiler|Paul}} dies at the end, his facial expression is described as "calm, as though almost glad the end had come."

* [[Politically-Motivated Teacher]]: Kantorek, who encourages his students to join the army, greatly romanticizing it as [[War Is Glorious|something glorious.]] [[Foregone Conclusion|Of course, he couldn't be farther from the truth.]]