all quiet ch8

2-3-14 All Quiet… ch8

Summary: Paul is sent to the training camp far away from the original base and its right next to russian prison. He inspects the russian  prisoners from afar, and can tell they are the enemy. Paul is later visited by his dad and sister and they bring him home made food, in which Paul  shares with the prisoners.

quote: “But to wait for dysentery is not much of a life either.”

sig of quote: Referring to the prisoners on the other side of the fence, this quote is talking about how they only have horrors awaiting in their future.

reflection: This chapter goes deeper into Paul's life; who he is and who he was. We now know that he is a genuine, kind guy. He not only felt bad for the russian prisoners, but he was kind enough to share the little cigarettes and food he had with them. The very few and special things Paul possessed he had shared with those he thought of as the enemy and were stranger to him. His family also came in this chapter, and we can surely tell where Paul gets his kind traits from. The fact that his family actually endangered their lives to come visit their son, and bring him food in the process, shows so much love. The whole family put the needs of others ahead of their own, this is a good trait to have.

question: Will Paul befriend somebody on the other side of the fence?