All Quiet on the Western Front Post 8

We left off with the death of Paul's very good friend, Kemmerich. The chapter ended with Paul giving Muller the boots, Kemmerichs most prized possession. the next chapter starts with the arrival of new troops. Now Paul, Kat, and the boys wanting to intimidate the new soldiers and make them earn their respect they go around camp harrassing soldiers they feel need to toughen up. It then branches off to Paul telling stories about how Katzcinsky is most amazing guy when it comes to survival. Paul tells us that Kat would be able to find a pot roast dinner in the middle of the Sahara Desert if thats what they wanted or needed. He would be able to find firewood in the plains of Africa, any natural resource or necessity you needed Kat could find. Paul then tells a story about how Paul and a couple other men land near an old abandoned barrack. So Kat asks one of the locals if there is anywhere he can find food, water, and fire wood. The man says everything is gone no animals, food, no nothin. So Kat goes out exploring and comes back with loads of fire wood, two loaves of bread and a bloody sack full of horse meat. Nobody can believe their eyes when they see him. So the rest of the night the soldiers just feast on horse meat and bread, Paul describes it as "mom's cooking in the middle of hell." Each soldier in the novel seems to have their own special trait that gets them through the day and is something you would never expect out of any of them.