I thought that reading All Quiet On The Western Front was a great experience. It taught me two things. First, it taught me how horrible experiencing war is. In the book the comrades saw many horrors of war and even saw there own die. In most of the book, they were in the trenches getting bombed and shot at all the time. In these parts of the book you really had to focus on what was happening because if you missed something, you would be lost throughout the rest of the book. Second, it taught how important it is to have comrades and friends. When you are in war, you are probably scared, or worried that you will never see a friend or a loved one again. Your comrades are the people that help you through those times. They comfort you and help you embrace the feeling and help you use it against the enemy so you can make sure you get home. When you are reading parts of the book that talk about camaraderie and friendship, you can relax and think about your own friendships and how they have helped you through live. Reading this book was one of the best experiences ever because I learned a lot about war and camaraderie, and it helped me improve my reading skills because I had to pay attention to every detail, important or not it was key to the rest of the book. I also think that annotating was key. While we were doing this we had to think about the important themes that played a role in the book and we had to think about the deeper meaning of the quotes. The quotes sometimes made sense and sometimes they didn’t but collaborating with the class in socratic seminars really helped me understand the book deeper. I am glad that we read this book.