Paul Berlin Character Analysis

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He does a good job at this but finally cracks under pressure, laughing until smothered by another soldier and then woken up to continue marching.
Paul Berlin has a tough time with emotion. The main conflict of emotion is fear, an underlying theme that causes the other attributes. Paul shows courage in the face of fear, and a determination to keep going to get to safety and to live. Both of those attributes help him survive for a while, and will probably succor his fear in future battles.

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