Proper Name Place Name Hospital for wounded soldiers

Simile This simile serves to show how from the offset of the book Paul the narrator is facing the concept of death

Simile Further imagery to show how frail Kemmerich is at the moment

Simile A third simile to show the stark contrast of Kemmerich when he first volunteered versus the now injured and sickly man

Simile Using a simile to describe how terrible Kemmerich looks after his injury

Simile Comparing Kantorek's appearance to a mouse influences how the character is seen moving forward

Proper Name Character Name Former classmate of the narrator, reluctant to volunteer for the military. Died early

Proper Name Character Name Strict commanding officer of the second company referred to as "The Prussian"

Proper Name Character Name Former Schoolmaster of the narrator and some of the soldiers

Proper Name Character Name Another soldier who was recently injured and now at the hospital

Proper Name Character Name Cook of the first company

Proper Name Nickname nickname of Heinrich the camp cook

Proper Name Character Name The cook for the rest camp

Proper Name Character Name Trades the narrator for chewing tobacco; referred to as the leader of the group

Proper Name Character Name Peasant who thinks about his life before the war

Proper Name Character Name Same age as the narrator and peat digger

Proper Name Character Name Working alongside Müller at a rest camp same age as narrator

Proper Name Character Name Narrator and military volunteer

Proper Name Character Name Working alongside Tjaden in the rest camp heavy reader and former classmates with the narrator

Proper Name Character Name Lance Corporal, described as the clearest thinker, former classmates with the narrator

Proper Name Character Name Bearded, and former classmates with the Narrator

Proper Name Nickname Referring to the narrators strict commanding officer