Paul Baumer - All Quiet on the Western Front

During World struggle I, German soldiers lacked the supplies they inevitable in raise to stay firm while they werent on the battlefield. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque stresses the enormousness of boots during the war. If a soldier were to have his boots, his feet would become horribly unclean and potenti aloney infected because of every(prenominal) the dirt. Kemmerichs boots be discussed through chapters 1-3, because Remarque is hard to study the referee how master(prenominal) boots be to soldiers. In order for the soldiers to fight in the war, they needed well-made, comfortable boots.\nThe boots have substance during the war, because they are prized possessions and soldiers display their congratulate in them. Albert Kropp, Muller, and capital of Minnesota, go to slang their friend Kemmerich who is in the hospital, and has latterly had his leg amputated. Kemmerichs friends realize that he is about to die, so they communicate him all of hi s belongings. Kemmerichs boots are tacit in great shape, and Paul notes to himself, They are fine slope boots of soft, yellow leather which travel by to the knees and lace up all the way- they are things to be begrudge  (Remarque 16). The first thing that Paul, Muller, and Kropp notice, are how good Kemmerichs boots are. Clearly, the soldiers boots, are not nearly as in good shape as Kemmerichs boots are. His boots would be extremely right-hand to a soldier during a battle. Muller asks Kemmerich for the boots, but, Kemmerich doesnt want to. They are his most prized possessions  (16). Muller fails to empathise with Kemmerich, and doesnt realize that the boots have clear played an importance in Kemmerichs life as a soldier. Muller tries to convince him to interchange boots with his own, but Kemmerich refuses because of how important they are to him. The purpose of the scene is to show how materials could be vital to survival. Remarque shows the reader that soldiers valued boots, and anything that could help them puzzle through the war...