Social class played a significant role in determining who received what. These provisions …show more content…
When Paul Baumer and Kropp were carrying the latrine bucket, Himmelstoss was on his way to go out for the night. Himmelstoss was a staff corporal, which gave him authority over privates like Baumer and Kropp. Remarque also suggests that higher ranked officials suffered from scarcity of food less than privates by calling the sergeant majors “fat’. Katczinski shares his philosophy regarding the military’s hierarchy: “Give’em all the same grub and all the same pay and the war would be over and done in a day.” He finds it unjust that lower class people like he and his comrades, are put on the front lines and forced to face the realities of