Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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.
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4 comments:

  1. ShannonKaliDecember 29, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    I like how you used this picture, it really does make what you're saying stand out alot more. You can see the fear from the war permanantly impacted him.

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  2. melody torresJanuary 2, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Good post! I agree with you that the mood is anger and hatred of not only the men to Himmelstoss because of his harsh and unfair ways but also Himmelstoss to the men because they stood up for themselves against him and got back at him. The men showed revenge and revenge is a result of hatred and anger.
    Could you explain what you meant by the men beating up Himmelstoss could have to do with a major event? I just don't see how It could be.

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  3. Richard WilkinsJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    The picture in this post really brings it to life and shows how bad of a place WWI was. The man on the right seems to be yelling at the man on the left and it shows how the soldiers were so cruely treated even when they were frightened to death.

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  4. JazzJanuary 5, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    Melody-
    I thought that the boys beating up Himmelstoss could have resulted in an event such as Himmelstoss punishing the men even though he doesn't really know for sure it was them or he could have in the worst case killed himself or something cause he wasn't liked by a lot of people.

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