Abstract

Any situation that causes anxiety in a person, is characterized as a severe mental state caused by a single or recurring event. It has a powerful negative effect on the human psyche. Such injuries are experienced by soldiers in combat conditions. The post-war syndrome manifests itself as a traumatic condition and is due to the influence of various factors present in a combat situation. The post-war syndrome, in addition to being reflected in professional literature, has become a subject of wide interest in fiction. Erich Maria Remarque is one of those authors who, being a participant in the war, put a piece of the war into all his works, interpreting the nature of the war and its consequences for the fate of the generation that passed through it, with his own personal experience. It is war that gives birth to a lost generation and cripples the souls of people, leading to disappointment. The novel deals with the problems of love and friendship, the problems of war and its consequences, the society of the post-war period. War brings destruction and deprivation, as well as a crisis, both economic and social, all the moral foundations of society are lost. Despair, loss of a loved one, loss of faith in God. At the end of the work, the problem of the emergence of fascism is clearly visible. Throughout his work, Remarque tries to convey to the reader that war has a terrible face. However, this does not allow you to lose your face in this context, but is a trend towards struggle and ascent.

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