All Quiet on the Western Front by: Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet On The Western Front was set in Belgium, Germany. The novel covered about three years beginning in 1916. The setting was as important as the war itself, because it was told from a German perspective. No one knew what to expect from this war since it was the first world war. The soldiers dint know who their friends or enemies were or what devastation …showed first 75 words of 1050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1050 total…starts having second thoughts about the war and what he is doing in the middle of this big mess. He also believes that the men he is fighting are just the same he is but in different uniforms. The significance of the title “All Quiet On The Western Front” is that the western front, located in Germany, has been silenced because all the soldiers have fought to death and the battle field has been silenced.