Journey To the End of the Night

Céline presents the horror and stupidity of war as an implacable force which "It is the poor who always suffer most. Bardamu sees #war as simply a means for the rich to cull the poor

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All Quiet on the Western Front

One of the major themes of the novel is the difficulty experienced by former soldiers trying to revert to civilian life after having experienced extreme combat situations. This internal destruction can be found as early as the first chapter as Paul comments that, although all the boys are young, their youth has already left them. In addition, the massive loss of life and negligible gains from the fighting are constantly emphasized. Soldiers' lives are thrown away by their commanding officers who are stationed comfortably away from the front, ignorant of and indifferent to the suffering and terror of the front lines.

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