Paul and friends inspect the new arrivals and Kat gives them some food.
Kat finds some bread.
Tjaden failed to salute properly so the whole battalion was forced to practice saluting for an hour.
Kropp and Kat have an argument about the war.
Tjaden tells Kropp and Kat that Himmelstoss has been ordered to fight at the front.
Remembers how they attacked him in training camp.
Paul must feel happy and justified now that Himmelstoss is coming to the front. He might also be a little worried about his friends and their fighting.
"Someone growls that he will pound Tjaden into bog-myrtle if he doesn't shut up" (Remarque 39).
Bog-myrtle-a shrub of wet, acid heath land, bogs and moors
"Finally Haie stood Himmelstoss on his feet again and gave one last personal remonstrance" (Remarque 49).
Remonstrate- to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
The British Navy resorted to trickery during WW1 and to protect its ships had them fly neutral flags. This cartoon shows John Bull on the merchant ship Lusitania, later found to have munitions in its hold, flying the American flag and saying, "Cawnt you see I'm a blooming Yankee?!" John Bull is used to adress the whole British navy. This shows that the British navy used the flags of neutral countries to avoid being attacked by German forces.
I learned that friendship can bring out the best in people and helps people assist one another.
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