In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul is morphed from an innocent child into a war veteran who has a new look on society. Paul used to have a carefree life where he was able to be a kid, but when he enlisted into the army it all changed. Paul became a person whose beliefs were changed because of the war. Paul doesn't believe in society anymore especially parents, elders, and school, which used to play a big part in his life. He changed his beliefs because society does not really understand how bad war really is and pushed many young men, who were not ready, into the army. Paul connects with his fellow soldiers because they are going through the same situation and feel the same emotions. Paul's beliefs were changed by the lies that were told to him.
             Paul believes that he was tricked into joining the army and fighting in the war. This makes him very bitter towards the people who lied to him. This is why he lost his respect and trust towards the society. Teachers and parents were the big catalysts for the kids to join the army. They used words to convince the young men to enlist. Teachers would talk to the students like they were friends, but in reality they were just trying to get them to enlist. They probably wanted the students to enlist so that they would not have to. Paul remembers when Kantorek, his old teacher, came up to him and his friends. "I can see him now, as he used to glare at us through his spectacles and say in a moving voice: Won't you join up, Comrades? (15)" Paul even said that he was tricked by these comments. Many parents disgusted Paul because he can not believe that they were so willing to let their children go to war and most likely die at a young age. Now Paul learned from the past and re!
             alizes that society tricks you into doing what they want, but now the war has opened his eyes.
             The war also changed Paul by hampering his ability to communicate with the people o...