All quiet on the western front stereotypes?

Question

All quiet on the western front stereotypes? what are some and how does the author use it to ridicule authority figures?

What are the coping techniques the soldiers use to keep themselves sane in an insane situation?

Answer 1

some resort to drugs, alcohol, MP3, music, sob and sob, movies, all kinds of distraction.  

its easy to ridicule authorities as we see in jay leno, john stewart, bob hope, etc