Table of Contents
- 1 What assignment are Paul and his comrades given in Chapter 10?
- 2 What do Paul and his fellow soldiers consider to be an idyll when they are ordered to guard an abandoned village?
- 3 What assignment to Paul and his fellow soldiers receive at the beginning of the chapter?
- 4 How does Paul get off the train with Albert?
- 5 Why does Paul speak to the dead French soldier?
- 6 Why can’t Paul get in the bed on the train?
What assignment are Paul and his comrades given in Chapter 10?
Paul Bäumer and his comrades finally receive a good assignment, guarding an abandoned village. Paul notes that it provides a rare opportunity to “stretch [their] soul[s]” by temporarily relaxing and enjoying themselves.
What do Paul and his fellow soldiers consider to be an idyll when they are ordered to guard an abandoned village?
Seeing the person behind the face of the monster he had been imagining has shook him because he now knows that they are all people in this together. What do Paul and his fellow soldiers consider to be an “idyll” when they are ordered to guard an abandoned village? The men round up food and make cakes and feast.
What happens to Paul on scouting duty?
What happens to Paul on scouting duty? How is he saved? How does he feel about his comrades? He gets lost in the trenches and looses his sense of direction therefore ending up on the enemy line.
What happens to Paul when he returns to the front?
Upon his return to the front, Paul finds himself almost destroyed by a shell. When he jumps into a trench another man leaps into it and Paul stabs him; later, Paul is regretful of his act and apologizes to the enemy.
What assignment to Paul and his fellow soldiers receive at the beginning of the chapter?
What assignment to Paul and his fellow soldiers receive at the beginning of chapter 10? They are guarding a village that has been abondoned because it is being shelled to heavily.
How does Paul get off the train with Albert?
How does Paul manage to get off the train with Albert? By bribing the medical sergeant major with cigars.
What assignment are Paul and his friends given in this chapter?
Paul and his friends are given an easy assignment: for three weeks, they are to guard a supply depot away from the fighting. When the next battle takes place, Paul and Kropp are wounded and forced to bribe a sergeant-major with cigars in order to be placed on the hospital train together.
How does Paul feel about his comrades?
Comrades 16: Paul, alone as the last of his group, feels that nothing more can be taken from him, because the thing that gave him strength, his comrades, has already been taken. He gives up because the war has taken his only friends who understand him.
Why does Paul speak to the dead French soldier?
Paul feels very guilty for killing the French soldier. He suffers something of a minor breakdown in which he talks to the dead soldier, and promises to take care of the man’s family, but eventually regains his senses and is okay again. Paul is concerned about being killed by “friendly fire.”
Why can’t Paul get in the bed on the train?
Why doesn’t Paul want to get into a clean bed on the troop train? He feels too dirty with his lice and filth from being on the front for so long. He believes that he will dirty the sheets beyond cleaning.