Question

What conflicting feelings does Kollwitz have about war and patriotism?

Answer 1

Kathe Kollwitz was punished for her 'unpatriotic' remorse and for ... Where do all these women find the courage to send their dear ones to the front to face the guns, when they have watched over them all their lives with such loving care

Answer 2

On her diary, she viewed war as the separation of friends who was once good together, are now perceived as enemies.

For patriotism she views it as unclear situation for the future of the country

Step-by-step explanation:

Kathe Kollwitz was a mother of a young German soldier who died in 1914, World War 1.

In her war diary, she conveys the thoughts of human suffering and conflicted herself on the war.

On the area of patriotism, she sees everything as being uncertain and questioned why only the youth of a country that always went to war, she further, pointed out that it was also peculiar in all countries. She also narrates on her diary that people who used to be friends before the war, now sees one another as enemies or rivals.