A Soldier S Home
Megan Spillane
Dr. Wearne
Literature
February 17, 2015 Soldier’s Home
A “Soldier’s Home”, written by Ernest Hemingway, relates to a man named Krebs, a previous soldier coming home and experiencing the repercussions of fighting in World War I. Hemingway depicts Krebs as feeling lonesome, out of place, and directionless throughout the story, and wanting to stay out of the emotional complications of society. During his time home from war, Krebs lives with his family who is blankly aware of his emotionless demeanor and inability to fit back into society. At home, his mother makes him breakfast in the morning, and Krebs spends the rest of his day doing miscellaneous activities. His parents realize that Krebs is struggling but encourages him to seek peace and happiness and often discuss how Krebs should recover from his personal trauma due to the war. Throughout the story, Krebs is conflicted on whether or not to settle down in Kansas City. Because Krebs is seeking an escape from the complicated system, search for job in order keep him occupied, and wants to become self-reliant without the emotional complications of family, he should settle independently in Kansas City as an escape from society. In the first few pages of the story, Hemingway explains how Krebs held a distaste for the discussion of war, and how he only wanted to keep his thoughts and experiences to himself. Later, Krebs “felt the need to talk but no one wanted to hear about it. His town had heard too many atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities.”(1) In order to cope with traumatic experiences, a person should be able to openly discuss their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In this case, Krebs only wanted to openly discuss his experiences in war, but felt alone and unable to be heard by the denizens in his town, and even his family. His mother “often came when he was in bed and asked him to tell her about the war, but her attention always wandered. Hemingway describes how Krebs
Dr. Wearne
Literature
February 17, 2015 Soldier’s Home
A “Soldier’s Home”, written by Ernest Hemingway, relates to a man named Krebs, a previous soldier coming home and experiencing the repercussions of fighting in World War I. Hemingway depicts Krebs as feeling lonesome, out of place, and directionless throughout the story, and wanting to stay out of the emotional complications of society. During his time home from war, Krebs lives with his family who is blankly aware of his emotionless demeanor and inability to fit back into society. At home, his mother makes him breakfast in the morning, and Krebs spends the rest of his day doing miscellaneous activities. His parents realize that Krebs is struggling but encourages him to seek peace and happiness and often discuss how Krebs should recover from his personal trauma due to the war. Throughout the story, Krebs is conflicted on whether or not to settle down in Kansas City. Because Krebs is seeking an escape from the complicated system, search for job in order keep him occupied, and wants to become self-reliant without the emotional complications of family, he should settle independently in Kansas City as an escape from society. In the first few pages of the story, Hemingway explains how Krebs held a distaste for the discussion of war, and how he only wanted to keep his thoughts and experiences to himself. Later, Krebs “felt the need to talk but no one wanted to hear about it. His town had heard too many atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities.”(1) In order to cope with traumatic experiences, a person should be able to openly discuss their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In this case, Krebs only wanted to openly discuss his experiences in war, but felt alone and unable to be heard by the denizens in his town, and even his family. His mother “often came when he was in bed and asked him to tell her about the war, but her attention always wandered. Hemingway describes how Krebs