set apart from its context and still express the qualities of the whole. When this occurs‚ the integrated profundity of the entire work is a sign of true artistry. Ernest Hemingway‚ an author of the Lost Generation‚ was one such writer who mastered the art of investing simple sentence structure with layers of complex meaning. Hemingway‚ who was a journalist in the earlier years of his writing career‚ was known for writing in a declarative or terse style of prose. The depth of emotion and meaning
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"Soldier ’s Home" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway written in 1925 as a part of his book of short stories‚ In Our Time (Meyer 152). The story talks about Corporal Harold Krebs‚ who‚ like Hemingway‚ volunteers for instead of being drafted into World War I. He volunteers for the Marines in 1917. A recruiting booklet for the Marines from that time lets us know what Harold Krebs might have read before volunteering. (History and Lore). The cover of the booklet is shown here. The story‚ "Soldier ’s
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“Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway tells the tale of Harold Krebs and his journey through the war and his return home. The short story details the multiple stages of his adventure‚ including the call to war‚ leaving his home‚ becoming involved‚ and most importantly his disappointment with his return home. Hemingway shows that places change people. A culture shock can shape a person in a certain way that makes them disappointed with their reality at home. Krebs is disappointed‚ depressed‚ and all
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Life Changing Events Ernest Hemingway in “ Soldier’s Home” represents the life of Harold Krebs as an example of the effects on people and communities as well as a country as a whole caused by wars. There appears to be a blatant lack of respect for the main character from family and friends. This lack of respect is shown through the author’s discussion of a lack of empathy‚ confidence‚ and lack of placement. Hemingway shows the reader a view of the returning soldier from war and his clear displacement
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TRIPLE ENTRY JOURNAL: “The Killers” The short story “The Killers” written by Ernest Hemingway begins as two rude men walk into a lunchroom and start taunting George‚ the man running the place and Nick Adams‚ a young man sitting at the other end of the counter. Finishing their supper‚ the men reveal that they are planning to murder Ole Anderson‚ a big Swede‚ former heavyweight prizefighter‚ who often ate at that lunchroom. After 7:00 pm‚ they stop waiting for the man to enter the scene; it was
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life of a soldier would be once they are home? Will the life of a soldier ever be the same? Through many generations of adolescents‚ they have gone from a peaceful environment to experiencing the war. Many have witnessed the catastrophes and devastations that occur during the war. The adjustment from two years on the field of World War I to the ordinary everyday life of a small Oklahoma town can be tough. Harold Krebs in Ernest Hemingway’s Soldier’s Home‚ has a tough time adjusting to his home life than
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SOLDIER’S HOME In the short story called SOLDIER’S HOME‚ by Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway‚ the main character Krebs has just returned from World War One in Europe. This is the perennial story of the hero leaving on some quest‚ only to return home finding everything different. Therefore‚ identity conflict holds the key to this story. Hemingway shows us how the hero must move on as there apparently is no such thing as a soldier’s home. Harold Krebs returns from World War I having
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experience fear‚ terror‚ or helplessness (McNulty). Many men and women who return from a war suffer from this including characters from Ernest Hemingway’s stories like Harold Krebs from "Soldier’s Home." The story revolves around the character named Harold Krebs who has just returned from war as a distant and unapproachable man with PTSD (Hemingway). When Ernest Hemingway returned from World War I‚ he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Lohano and El-mallakh state that PTSD has a certain relationship
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feeling that every person has felt. There are all kinds of love‚ from the love people have for a friend‚ to the love people have for their family to the love people have for their romantic partner. Ernest Hemingway is an author that explores the concept of love throughout several of his stories. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Up In Michigan”‚ the concept of love is explored through an innocent girl. Liz is in love with Jim‚ but he does not notice her often. When Jim finally gives Liz attention‚ it does not
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"The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ Ole Anderson‚ was published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Uncertainty is emphasized throughout the story.‚ George‚ Nick‚ Sam‚ and Ole each have unique responses to the concept of “death”. Nick Adams is robbed of his innocence when he is forced to face this by the two men. Each character develops their own response in a setting filled with confusion‚ perhaps depicting
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