Feelings Towards Your Comrades

Throughout chapters 10-12 heroism shows up from Paul in situations that involve most of his friends dying. A notable death during the book was Katczinsky, one of Paul's dearest friends and leaders. While Katczinsky was scavenging for food, he then suddenly falls to the ground. Paul then fixes his wound, and senses that his shin is busted. Paul tries to find a stretcher for Katczinky, but there isn't on to be found. He Decides to carry him on his shoulders. Though while carrying him, Katczinsky may have died on the way. It describes that " Twice we rest. He suffers acutely on the way. We do not speak much."This shows us that Katczinsky is hanging on by a thread. Paul then finally gets him to a dressing station, and reluctanly has Katzinsky saved. Though Kat suffers a splinter to the head and dies. What this shows is that is dramatic irony that Katczinsky has carried and showed the boys everything that they know about what to do in a war. Though towards the end, Paul has carried Katczinsky like Katczinsky has carried them throughout the entire war. This to shows how Paul's feelings are towards his friends that he has made during the war.