One of Ours · Character
Willy Katz
A soldier in Claude's company who dies in battle.
minor
Also known as Willy, Poor Willy Katz
First appearance: i
Willy Katz shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Willy Katz knows the cornflowers but offers no information about them.
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In IV: Willy Katz knows the cornflowers but offers no information about them. Later, in XVI: Charges the German officer with Claude and is…
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended cast of minor characters
- Hometown community and family
- War comrades and French hosts
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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