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All Quiet on the Western Front

By Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque - Film

FilmScreen1 hour and 4 minutes into the movie

Roles

  • Paul Baumer - Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35), Male

About this piece

Paul Baumer has just seen his friend die

Summary

This is the story of young German soldiers fighting during WWI. This scene comes after young Paul Baumer has seen one of his closest friends die in the hospital after having his legs amputated. He has his friend's leather boots and brings them to another soldier, Mueller, who needed them. He walks in their tent, drops the boots, and tells Mueller his feelings about seeing his friend die.

Tone

CryingDescriptiveDepressedLamentingReminiscing life story/Telling a story

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