Ernest Hemingway introduces the soldier Krebs as he comes back to a small town in Oklahoma. As he returns home later than other the emotions of pessimistic and sorrowful. As he returns home later than other soldiers have, this is the first sign of his emotions coming to the surface. Krebs began to lie to make his stories more captivating. Since everyone has returned home before him they have already told their interesting stories of the war, no one had time to hear his tales. “He wanted to live alone without consequences” (page 131). He would look at the girls but didn’t do anything about them. He stayed for away from heartbreak and consequences. He was miserable to the point where he told his mother he didn’t love her. However he lied again
