AQOTWF End Reflection

Now that you have finished reading All Quiet on the Western Front, please discuss these three questions with your critical friends. Post a response to one of these questions on your blog. Be sure to integrate the responses of your critical friends in your answer...
1. What is ironic, or dramatically unexpected about the novel's ending?

The ending was very surprising to me because of how the author went along telling the reader that Paul died. I was a very short, non descriptive part of the book. It was on the very last page and a little paragraph at the bottom as almost if it belonged in a totally different book, this is because the rest of the book was so descriptive with its sceneries, the feelings of the people, and the overall setting. So when the ending arrived, and Paul’s death was read, it was so unexpected, especially the way his death was described, so short and non-descriptive. Another thing that was surprising about the ending was because the US media most always ends things on a happy note, the main character normally never dies, and there is always some sort of happy ending. So when the ending came up, subconsciously I was waiting for the ending to be somewhat happy and give Paul his life.