In the reading we did for Tuesday, one interesting aspect was the remorse Paul feels after stabbing the French soldier. Paul was taking cover in a crater formed by a shell when a French soldier jumped in it to take cover. Paul quickly stabbed him, but then realized what he had done. He hears the man gurgling and watches his eyes open, and he wants to help him live. He fetches water for him, bandages his wounds, and tries to tell him that he's helping him. However, the man still dies. Paul reflects on that man's life, and how he would've had 30 more years had Paul not killed him. He thinks about his family: "No doubt his wife still thinks of him; she does not know what happened." This shows how Paul realizes that he has affected many people
