“You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count of having both at once.” This quote by Robert A. Heinlein is strongly depicted in A Soldier’s Home. Krebs, who served in World War I, came home from the war a year late. He was never given a chance to tell his stories, or expressed his feelings on doing one of the most courageous things anyone could ever do, which is risking their life for the peace and freedom of their country. Although he was back home, and free from the bizarre activities he had to be apart of, he was still not free from his thoughts. Krebs had to kill or be killed. This meant killing innocent adults, children and even animals. As it was shown in the story, Krebs was numb to any emotions, he felt that he wasn’t
