Other soldiers look up to him, because he can sense where food or danger is. Kat also joined the war because his teacher, Kantorek, urges him to. At the end of the book, Kat gets shot in the shin and Paul Baumer carries him on his back to the medical tent. Before they arrive, shrapnel hits the back of Kat’s head and he dies. In fact, after the death of Kat, Paul has no friends left. Therefore, Paul Baumer becomes devastated over the death of Kat. Kat was a good friend to all the members of the squad. Kat would be a hero in both real life and the book because he was like a leader and father figure to all the soldiers and he employs his sense to find food to feed his friends when they had none. For example, as Kat and Paul are patrolling through the village they find two young pigs to feast on with the rest of their
Other soldiers look up to him, because he can sense where food or danger is. Kat also joined the war because his teacher, Kantorek, urges him to. At the end of the book, Kat gets shot in the shin and Paul Baumer carries him on his back to the medical tent. Before they arrive, shrapnel hits the back of Kat’s head and he dies. In fact, after the death of Kat, Paul has no friends left. Therefore, Paul Baumer becomes devastated over the death of Kat. Kat was a good friend to all the members of the squad. Kat would be a hero in both real life and the book because he was like a leader and father figure to all the soldiers and he employs his sense to find food to feed his friends when they had none. For example, as Kat and Paul are patrolling through the village they find two young pigs to feast on with the rest of their