Soldier's Home Essay

“Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway is a powerful story exemplifying the effects of war on man and Krebs’s genuine reaction to it. In the story, we learn about the main character, Krebs, and his life before, during, and after the war. There is a huge contrast between Krebs before and after the war. It emphasizes the true effect of war on humans, and how much it changes people. The war had a greater impact on Krebs than he ever expected. Krebs learned the realities of war the only real way, and that is to be part of it. Prior to the war, Krebs was a young man in Methodist college in college. He was sheltered to the true effects of war as he had no connection to war. The most he would have known about war would be stories he may have heard. …show more content…
He would get a job and start anew life in hopes it would help him. His family would be supportive of this because they want him to reintegrate into society. War is detrimental to the human mind, and hard to overcome. Soldiers will see things they never will be able to forget. They will also be forced to see their close friends get wounded or die in front of them. Being able to talk about sometimes helps them to be able to move on. Moving away and starting a new life in a new place can also help soldiers get back to normal life. The effects of ware should not be experienced by anyone, but sadly that is impossible. War will continue to be a problem in this world, and men and women will have to forever deal with its effects. Many people like Krebs come back very different than when they left. These brave men and women will no longer be the same person. They, like Krebs, will learn the realities of war the hard way. Krebs’s reaction was genuine as many other soldiers have the same reaction returning from war. “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway emphasizing how harsh the effects of war can be on people, and a young man’s genuine reaction to it as he returns from war attempting to work himself back into