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His reflection smiled back at him

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Us and them and the accident.

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Real sisters and a used cop

Real sisters and a used cup

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Quickly... she changed “is” to “was”.

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He went. Only the body
returned.. 

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He went. Only the body
returned.. 

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I loved him… So I left

He ran… but then he fell

I said yes, she said no

Facebook relationship status turned to complicated

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Father came home. Mother left forever.

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Krebs is a post-war traumatized person. The interpretation of the story builds on a certain hopelessness where it ends unhappily, as we see Krebs end up back in the vicious circle filled with lies.

"It wasn't any good. He couldn't tell her, he couldn't make her see it. It was silly to have said

it. He had only hurt her. He went over and took hold of her arm. She was crying with her head in her hands. "I didn't mean it," he said".

"He had felt sorry for his mother and she had made him lie. He would go to

Kansas City and get a job and she would feel all right about it. "

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Soldiers home is putting serious and realistic themes up to discussion. The story is showing the backside of the war and the social complications of the homecoming soldiers.It is a story that discusses a very serious problem in society. A man’s life that has changed because of his experiences in the war, and a description of how the man and the rest of the society are dealing with the post war depression. One of the most important elements of modernism is the inner disruption and the feeling of meaninglessness and emptiness. We see Krebs need for a simple life without complications in the following quote: “He did not want any consequences. He did not want any consequences ever again. He wanted to live along without consequences.” (p. 64 l. 65)

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In the ending Krebs’ mother prays for him. He is not capable of praying himself, because he has lost his religion. He has lost his beliefs and faith. Furthermore Krebs doesn’t want anything complicated, he just wants everything to go smooth in his life. He keeps up his facade and keeps lying because he can’t comprehend anything complicated. So in order to keep his mother from getting sad, he pretends to be the person, she wants him to be:

"He would go to Kansas City and get a job and she would feel all right about it" (p. 8, ll. 203-204).

Therefore he gets a job and goes to watch his sister play indoor baseball. He tries to fit in and to find a purpose with his life away from home.

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Krebs finally takes some responsibility for his own life as he manages to separate f rom his hometown and his parents: He would go to Kansas City and get a job and she would feel all right about it (p. 8, line 204-205). This example also shows that he still cares about his mother's feelings, but he doesn't need her to take care of him. Neither does he care about his father's accept, because he wants his life to go smoothly. The ending supports his development from child to adult.

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Soldier’s home is modernist in the way that the protagonist, Harold, has a lack of ambition and motivation to do anything, for example when he looks at the girls and says he wants one, but he doesn’t think it’s worth it, which can be seen in this quote: "He would have liked to have a girl but he did not want to have to spend a long time getting her. He did not want to get into the intrigue and the politics. He did not want to have to do any courting. He did not want to tell any more lies. It wasn't worth it." (p. 3 l. 60)
He also feels a sense of alienation from the people surrounding him, where he wonders how the girls changed, and can’t seem to understand them anymore.

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Throughout the story Hemingway deal with themes such as; war, religion, and especially desolation in the family. After Krebs return from war, the experiences that occurred, have made him a changed man. His family shows clear content for this matter, it is especially emphasized in the following quote; ""Your father is worried, too," his mother went on. "He thinks you have lost your ambition, that you haven't got a definite aim in life. Charley Simmons, who is just your age, has a good job and is going to be married.” p. 6, l. 162-164.

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Interpret the ending (ll. 201-208)

He is going to get a job and start a life for himself. Leaving all behind, because he does not feel like anyone understands him.

"He had tried so to keep his life from being complicated.”
He has been lying to everyone and that has not been his intention, it was only to get others attention, interest and accept, that you are good enough.

"There would be one more scene maybe before he got away.”
He prepares himself for one more discussion before he leaves the house, and then he can continue the better life he had before the war.

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The primary theme is Krebs' inability to relate to his mother and to home life after his return to Oklahoma following World War I.

During World War I’s most bloody battles Krebs returns home where mainly his mother tries to get his life back on track.

It is difficult because his view on the world has changed permanently, so he wont go play ball games, go on dates, or get an ordinary job.

He doesn’t feel love in his heart and he can’t bring himself to lie and tell his mother he still loves her. He is also unable to pray with his mother when she asks him.

To stay in the town, to survive this time warp, Krebs must compromise his integrity; he must lie if he is to live among people who do not want to hear the truth.

"He had tried so to keep his life from being complicated. Still, none of it had touched him. He had felt sorry for his mother and she had made him lie." s. 8 l. 202-203

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Katharina, Camilla, Johanne - Question 3

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Katharina, Camilla, Johanne - Question 3

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Consider how this story is a modernist short story?

The protagonist experiences a sense of alienation from his hometown. He no longer feels connected to the people and the changes in society. Former values such as faith and hope in mankind are typically lost in modernist texts, which manifests as a form of alienation from culture and society.   "Now, you pray, Harold," she said. "I can't," Krebs said. "Try, Harold." "I can't." "Do you want me to pray for you?” (p. 8, ll. 195-200)

The conversation between Krebs and his mother in Soldier’s Home depicts how Krebs has lost his faith and belief. He is unable to connect with his former self as well as his mother.

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The ending: Krebs is going to Kansas City to find peace in himself, because his own home has lost its value. He is kind of giving up his dreams for the pressure from his parents - especially his father and the text also says: "He would go to Kansas City and get a job and she would feel all right about it."
So what he is doing is to go to Kansas City in order to find a job, maybe because he wants to get a purpose with his life again - like he had in the war where he was a part of something bigger and something more meaningful than “just” settling down with a family. But it is also because he wants his mother just to feel alright, because he doesn't want to complicate things.