Max Johnson’s Reviews > All Quiet on the Western Front > Status Update

It has been quiet some time since I updated goodreads so I'll give a brief overview of what has happened. Paul's leave has finally expired, meaning that he will now have to return to the front. Nothing has changed in the time that he has left, but it was interesting to see how Paul was, in a sense, more alive on the front with his friends then he was at home with his family.

The attack on the german lines is over. Many of the men from the second battalion lie died on the ground of no mans land. Paul and his friends have lost to of their close friends in the attack, Krimm and Heis were blown apart by a mortal shell in the french attack. With the french attack repelled, Paul is allowed hes five days of leave, meaning that he'll be allowed to return home for the time being to try and forget

After the french had been repelled from their trenches, the germans take their trench and gain more land on the front. Paul is put on sentry for the night and is left alone with his thoughts. He reflects on his life before the war, how peaceful it was to exist at home without being on the front, which is now replaced by a melhencoly exist on the front.

For three days, Kat and his friends were bombed by French artirllery. Many of the recruits have been shell-shocked by this point, with severely trying to escape just to be free from the dug out. Afterwards, a french charge occurs on the german lines, which is succsefully repelled.

After being sent to the front lines for the first time, Kat and his friends are sent off towards the trenches. While their going off towards the trenches, the soldiers are bombarded by British shells and gas attack, leaving eight wounded and five died from the attack , but otherwise no serious loss of numbers.

In this session, Kats and his other comrades ares transfered to another platoon, and are sent up for the first time up to the front' where an English battery assualt has just begun one the main platoon.

Franz has died from the leg amputation earlier on in the story, meaning that Muller was able to secure his shoes for later on in the war. So far everyone is starving due to low rations, but thankfully Kat was able to find rations for the rest of his unit.