![]() ![]() Historically, this condition became known as "shell shock," and it followed WWI veterans home, tormenting them long after they left the battlefields behind. Other cases of mental anguish displayed in All Quiet include Paul's depression over killing the French soldier and Albert's suicidal longing after learning his leg has been amputated. Kemmerick suffers even worse than Paul, mentally eroding to the point that he tries to leave the safety of the dugout: Kind of obvious how such a situation would degrade your mental health, isn't it? And there's nothing you can do about it-it's all up to chance, a game of rolling dice with the Grim Reaper. ![]() Worse, you never know when one of those shells will hit. ![]() Just imagine it: an entire week of no sleep because of the constant noise of bombs going off near. KAT: Didn't I tell you this was gonna be a bad one? During Paul's first stint on the Front, we begin to see the mental toll they have on the soldiers: This ain't PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)-what we see in All Quiet on the Western Front is straight-up TSD.īeyond the physical violence, Milestone also focuses on the psychological trauma the weapons of WWI reaped. We're talking about the searing damage of wartime trauma. We're not even talking about unfriendly games of manipulation, gaslighting, or gossip. No, we're not talking about a friendly game of Boggle or Scrabble. ![]()
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