Chapter 5

   In chapter 5 Himmelstoss really starts to become the rude, immature man he really is. In the beginning of the chapter he approaches the soldiers who ignore him and tells Tjaden to stand up. Since Tjaden truly hates Himmelstoss why would he stand up for him, instead he moons him and quickly runs away. Himmelstoss is now fed up with the way he has been acting and will soon punish him. Later when Himmelstoss returns to punish Tjaden he is gone and no one says where he has gone. Soon after Himmelstoss takes the men to court but he doesnt really win the battle. Himmelstoss is given a big lecture on how to treat soldiers and that war is a time to be tattletaling for every little thing that goes on.Tjaden is given a 3 day open arrest which really isnt an arrest at all and Kropp gets one day open arrest. You could not even consider it an arrest because their fellow soldiers came over and played cards and ate with them.

  After the trial Paul and Kat go to a shed where they had seen geese. They figured that these geese would make a good dinner for them. Paul hops over the fence and finds he is facing 2 geese. They are too much for him and soon start to cackle and squawk when he tries to kill them. Slowly Paul gets the hold of the geese and throws them over to Kat. Together they roast the goose and find themselves getting close. You could describe the mood at the time of the goose roasting as calm and peaceful because the two boys are sitting there making a meal and no one is yelling there is no violence is is just peace. In the book it it says "the hour is like the room: flecked over with the lights and shadows of our feelings cast by a quiet fire". This means the dont know how each other feel. They are both at peace with one another.


Photo: This photo is of the rations that were issued to soldiers during WW1. If i had to eat this food during the war I to would probably kill a goose for food because this is not enough to feed a soldier.

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 has alot of imagery language. I thought the part where the men pass the dieing horses showed the most imagery. In the book, Remarque wrote the sentence "We sit down and hold out ears, But this appalling noise, these groans and screams penetrate, they penetrate everywhere." This sentence gives you the image of the horses crying out in pain. If he had just said that the horses were just dying then it wouldn't create as vivid as an image. This sensory language is what "paints the picture in our head". Also in chapter 4 the men are bombarded while passing a graveyard. This was a big event for the recruits cause they got there first taste of war and what it was like. During the raid one recruit curled under Pauls arm while they were hiding in a coffin. He was terrified of what was happening. After his hip was severly hurt Paul decided whether or not to kill the boy becuase the pain would soon become unbarrable. This just shows how bad the war is, when young men are joined in and they really arent ready to take on this much.


Video: I found this video of a man who was in WW1 and he talks about how he saved a German soldier who thought he was going to die. Pretty cool to hear stories like this.

Chapter 3

In the end of Chapter 3 Haie, Paul, Kropp, and Tjaden attack Himmelstoss when he was on his way home. This created the mood of anger and hatred because they really do not like this man because of the way he treats the soldiers. Tjaden didnt like him because of the way he was educated in camp. Tjaden was a bed wetter and Himmelstoss made him sleep in a bunk with another bed wetter until he learned to sleep normally. In the darkness of the night the soldiers beat him up to show how much they trully dislike him. this action shows that this character could have to do with a major event in the future.


The picture is of a young German soldier terrified during the war. I included this picture because in chapter 3 young recruits joined in the war and many were terrified of their surroundings.

Chapter 1 and 2

In Chapter one, the crew are given double rations. This is a big deal among the soldiers because food is scarce during the war and these soldiers were lucky enough to get double. In the book the cook says "where are the others" and the men replied "They wont be feed by you today. They're either in the dressing station or pushing up daisies". Although this is a harsh statement is is true because none wants to miss out on food. I think that if i were in the war i would be extremely happy to here double rations.

In chapter 2 the book talks about Kemmerich's death. You could tell that he had money when he lived back home because he had boots that many soldiers would kill for and a watch that was expensive. If i were put in the position of having to join the war i wouldnt want to wear a ice watch because it would get stolen. Which is exactly what happened to kemmerich. His watch getting stolen and the boots being wanted by many before his death shows how bad times were during WW1. In the story it says " Even if he should get better, he would only be able to use one, they are no use to him". This statement is saying that Muller (the speaker of this statement) is saying that he should get them cause they are no use to a man with 1 leg. This shows how bad times just were during the war in the trenches.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d7B4cBt_Qg