( ( Despite ( being alive ) ) ( , ( Paul ( ( ( considers ( his life ) ) ( without ( ( any meaning ) ( after ( ( all ( the ( horrible experiences ) ) ) ( of ( the war ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Despite) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ alive))))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Paul)) (VP (VBZ considers) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN life)) (PP (IN without) (NP (NP (DT any) (NN meaning)) (PP (IN after) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ horrible) (NNS experiences)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN war)))))))) (. .)))
Despite being alive, Paul considers his life without any meaning after all the horrible experiences of the war.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN Something)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT all)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS characteristics)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN life)))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN considered) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ alive))))))) (. .)))