A soldier’s homecoming should be a relief from what they have gone through in war. However, for some veterans there is a sense of emotional triggers or anger when they come home. They struggle to fit in with society after prolonged service. Paul experiences these emotions and struggles on the streets and in his household during his seventeen day leave. Much like the emotion in Suicide in the Trenches and the modern soldiers in Odysseus in America, Paul Baumer finds himself dispositioned in normal everyday situations at home. The anger or irritability that results from veterans through their encounters with civilians is because of ignorance. Upon arriving at a train station, Paul encounters a red-cross sister who offers him a drink in which
