How the protagonist changes throughout the story

Paul starts out as a young man who loves classic literature, music, and art. He used to love writing poetry and doodling during class. Soon, literally nothing matters to him except war because it is the only thing he knows anymore. He reasons that only facts are real and everything else is useless. When he enlists himself, he is changed completely as a result of the war. When he returns home for a visit, he is an entirely different person. He feels strange around his family and feels like he doesn’t belong in his own house. He finds himself wishing he was back on the Western Front because there, at least he feels like he belongs, he knows what he’s doing, and he’s good at it. The Great War has completely consumed Paul by the end of the story. Like many other stories, the protagonist is so innocent and unknowing in the beginning, but is forced to grow up much too quickly because of the situation he is put into. After just weeks of training for the war, Paul feels as though he has learned much more in just training than he ever did in school. Although he has learned so much, it not the type of things he should have to know at his young age. Again, this is the author saying how war destroys every aspect of the lives of everyone involved.