Character Review

Stanislaus "Kat" Katczinsky:

Kat in the film and book All Quiet on the Western Front takes the main leadership role over Paul Baumer and his platoon. Kat is by far the eldest and teaches the young soldiers many tactics that are vital to their survival and teaches them how to be resourceful. Out of everything I took away from the book and film it is that Kat is extremely resourceful and scavenges whatever he can to help himself or others close to him. Whether it was stealing a pig or making sure his company got all the extra rations or even when in battle he uses his hand shovel in combat. Kat is and was the reason many of his men survived as long as they did and he taught the main character Paul many things which helped him survive. Kat was the main leader in my eyes on and off the battle field.