Comparing Soldier Home And The Necklace By Ernest Hemingway

This week I read “Soldier home” and ‘The Necklace” along with a section from “Literature: A introduction to reading and writing”, which helped me gain a different view on how and why we read literature. Soldier home painted a reflection of Hemingway’s trials and tribulations when he returned home from the war, emphasizing how he feels disconnected from the world. He wants life to be easy because he doesn’t have the will to put forth effort in obtaining the things he desires. Hemingway expressed his feelings in his writing as a way to communicate more efficiently with the world. The Necklace and that comments that followed in the margins, illustrated how to be an active participant when reading literature. Thinking as you read can help one gain