All Quiet on the Western Front: Tragedy of War All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates to me the tragedy of war when young men are sent off to battle. At a very young age these men were forced into military training and battle; forced to live without any contact with their families; forced to live isolated from others, and forced to sacrifice all they had for the good of their country. These things led to the premature aging and loss of connection with family with most of the characters in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. I found the young men in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front were expected to take part in militar