Table of Contents
- 1 What special ability does Kat have?
- 2 What are the three important qualities possessed by Katczinsky?
- 3 What is Kat known for who is his helper?
- 4 What does Katczinsky mean when he says we are losing the war because we can salute too well?
- 5 What happens to Stanislaus Katczinsky in All Quiet on the Western Front?
- 6 What is Kropp’s philosophy of war?
What special ability does Kat have?
Kat’s ability to scrounge extra food and provisions amazes Paul. Kat is a cobbler by trade, but he has an uncanny knack for making the most of life on the front.
What are the three important qualities possessed by Katczinsky?
Kat is described as ‘small and stooping. ‘ He is an older man, about forty years old, and Paul calls him ‘shrewd, cunning, and hard-bitten.
What is Kat known for who is his helper?
Haie Westhus
Haie Westhus: A giant boy about 19, he is a peat-digger by trade. He is Kat’s main helper.
What did Kat Katczinsky bring back?
What did Kat (Katczinsky) bring back? Straw to sleep on; then two loaves of bread and a blood-stained sandbag full of horse-flesh.
What happens to Stanislaus Katczinsky?
At the end of the book, Kat sustains a minor injury—shrapnel in his leg—and Paul carries him to the safety of a medic. Unfortunately, Kat sustains another injury—shrapnel in his brain—while Paul is carrying him and dies almost instantly.
What does Katczinsky mean when he says we are losing the war because we can salute too well?
This quote comes from Chapter 3 of the book. In it, Kat is basically saying that they are losing the war because they are too obedient. Their army has given some people (the officers, in particular) too much power over the others. The others do not think at all for themselves. They just salute and do as they are told.
What happens to Stanislaus Katczinsky in All Quiet on the Western Front?
Unfortunately, Kat sustains another injury—shrapnel in his brain—while Paul is carrying him and dies almost instantly. This death is among the most shocking for Paul; he had assumed his friend was only slightly wounded.
What is Kropp’s philosophy of war?
Kropp’s philosophy of war is if you could just set the two leaders to fight and then declare the winner’s country the winner of the war, war would be more just because the “right” people would do the fighting.
What is Katczinsky good at?
Kat, as he is affectionately known, is famed amongst the men for his resourcefulness, able to scrounge up food in the remotest of places. This usefulness makes him loved by and invaluable to the other soldiers.