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Authority Abuse: Kantorek's Legacy in the War

Explore the repercussions of Kantorek's abuse of power as a teacher and his influence on the soldiers' fate in World War I. Witness how Paul navigates conflicting emotions as he faces the consequences of Kantorek's actions. Will the haunting grip of abusive authority figures shape his beliefs and decisions on the battlefield?

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Authority Abuse: Kantorek's Legacy in the War

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  1. Part 7 173-180 Kantorek in training

  2. Summary • Paul is on leave which means he is away from the war for 17 days. • Mittelstaedt is making Kantorek look bad because of what he did when he was a teacher in military school.

  3. Summary • Kantorek is appointed to scout leader for a skirmish. -skirmish is a minor battle. • Kantorek is the one who made Joseph sign up which got him killed.

  4. THEME • Abusive Authority figures • Kantorek abused his power of being a teacher, he took it to far ( making people sign up who didn’t want to.) • “Territorial Kantorek, do you call those buttons polished? You seem as though you can never learn. Inadequate, Kantorek, quite inadequate.” • In school Kantorek used to chastened Mittelstaedt with exactly the same expression.

  5. Paul's feelings • Paul asked Mittelstaedt to polish Kantorek up. • Paul is liking the fact that Mittelstaedt is using his power as payback for what Kantorek has done to everybody. • Paul feels really bad telling Kemmerich’s mom about his death because she doesn’t want to believe her son is dead.

  6. Paul's Feelings continued • He is indecisive about debating with Kemmerich’s mom about Kemmerich being dead and how he died.

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