All quiet on the Western Front In his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque depicts a transition in the nature of reality from idealism to realism and naturalism. This transition takes place at different parts of his novel, and to different degrees. At the beginning of the novel, on page 12, we see through Paul Bäumer’s comments regarding Kantorek that he and his friends were taught in school of the “glory” of war. Bäumer stated, “…they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing…” Since Bäumer and his friends respected and trusted Kantorek, they hardly gave the prospect of not going into w