paul an dhis comrads refer the new reqruits as what?
the men revenge themselvs on himmeltoss by ?
2007-12-14 03:46:52 · 3 answers · asked by k 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Iron Youth
They lay in wait for him one night on a dark road as he returned from his favorite pub. When he approached, they threw a bed cover over his head, and Haie punched him senseless. They stripped him of his pants and took turns lashing him with a whip, muffling his shouts with a pillow. They slipped away, and Himmelstoss never discovered who gave him the beating.
2007-12-14 03:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
New recruits are 'fresh from the turnip patch'
Himmelstoss
Remarque's portrayal of Himmelstoss easily raises the ire of the reader. He is a power-hungry corporal with special contempt for Paul and his friends, taking sadistic pleasure in punishing the minor infractions of his trainees during their basic training in preparation for their deployment. However, Bäumer and his comrades have a chance to get back at Himmelstoss, mercilessly whipping him on the night before they board trains to go to the front. Himmelstoss later joins them at the front, revealing himself as a coward who shirks his duties for fear to get hurt or killed, and pretends to be wounded because of a scratch on his face. Bäumer beats him and when a lieutenant comes along looking for men for a trench charge, Himmelstoss joins and leads the charge. He carries Haie Westhus' body to Bäumer after he is fatally wounded. Matured and repentant through his experiences Himmelstoss later asks for forgiveness from his previous charges. As he becomes the new staff cook, to prove his friendship he secures two pounds of sugar for Bäumer and half a pound of butter for Tjaden.
2007-12-14 04:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework
2007-12-14 03:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋