Many books contain multiple meanings behind them and have underlying themes. The book All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is no exception. The plot of the book revolves around a young German soldier named Paul Bäumer. Paul is at war with his friends he went to school with before the war along with other comrades he meets in boot camp. In the book All Quiet on the Western Front there are four main themes expressed by Remarque which include: loyalty and friendship under fire, incredible suffering at the hands of other human beings, betrayal by adults and the beauty of nature in stark contrast to the psychotic experiences of war. There are four different examples in the book that clearly explain how these themes clearly represent the book. All together the themes show the tragedy that war really brings to people who deserve it in the slightest. For starters, between trying to survive and trying to get as much rest as possible, anyone would believe there would be no time for friendship or loyalty. However...