In the book, Quiet on the Western Front, They show the horrifying things that could happen in war. They show how it feels to have your friends from school die right in front of your eyes. I feel like this book uses the pages it has to deepen Paul’s (MC) relationship with all of them. I felt heartbroken when Kemmerich was dying and everyone knew. Even though Paul knew there was no way to save him, the sight of his friend dying still led him to find the closest doctor and beg them to help him. This is probably one of the least sad events that happen in the story. When Paul told the doctor about Kemmerich’s condition and room, the doctor calmly answered back that there was, “One operation after another since five o’clock this morning. You know, to-day alone there have been sixteen deaths-yours is the seventeenth”. I felt like the doctor shouldn’t have worded it like that but it got me wondering how many people it took for the doctors to act like this. Some of my experiences helped me answer this question. In seventh grade, I sometimes got C’s on my tests, but it wouldn’t bring my overall grade down, so I ignored it but got an F. It was embarrassing and was probably almost the worst thing that happened to me. So I’d guess it was less than ten casualties that they just got used to it and just went along with the procedures for other soldiers after one had died.