Foremost, the most important phrase of the opening statement was the "loss of a generation." They seem to portray the depth of the war. One must ask them self how can a generation of men disappear for the smallest of reasons back in World War I. It is almost unthinkable, but the truth of it almost shocks the very foundations on which life itself stands upon. This brings the evaluation to another point, how Paul's letter to his mom is very similar and almost comparably actually is the opening statement. Paul's affirmation of the tragedy but the magnetism of the war at the front brings forth the ultimate truth for all soldiers in the war, there is no hope. You can see this in Paul's confession of how home is not where he thought it was, it is among his fellow soldiers back at the front. This almost...