Social Power Brings Corruption
The two most prominent social classes in the World War I novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front" are categorized from the lowest social, the platoon leader and the military officials to the highest social class, the Kaiser. The thesis of this paper is that two extreme class levels bring corruption and social disorder which Remarque points out directly in the actions of the officials and the higher order.
The bottom level of social class represented in "All Quiet on the Western Front" is the platoon leader. He is given a group of soldiers to train. …
