Soldier's Home Hemingway Analysis

In the short story “Soldier’s Home” written by Ernest Hemingway, the author is showing us the point of view of a soldier returning home from war. When Kerbs returns from the war, he was late compared to all the other town draft men. He didn’t receive the perks and greetings like all the other soldiers did. No one was interested in his war stories and he often lied to make himself seem interesting or to ignore the gruesome images war has impede into in mind. Because of this behavior Kerbs became lazy and had lack of ambition to get a job or anything else. The war had also made it hard for Kerbs to believe in courting a women around to get what you want because it wasn’t required when he was away. Lastly Kerbs had a strange relationship with his family. The war changed Kerbs in the world that he grew up with back home. Kerbs didn’t adjust well to …show more content…
He only cares about one sister, although mention two of them after his return this story states that his father was the type of man that work a lot and didn’t have a close father and son relationship. Now that he went to support his country in combat, his father feels as if Kerbs is worthy of using the family car. Kerbs feels like he only wants him to use the car because he wants him to get a career and get married. Kerbs tell his mother that he doesn’t love her. This puzzled me because earlier in the story he mentioned that his mother would do anything for him. Kerbs said that he was tired of lying, but lied again to spare his mother’s feelings. In conclusion, Kerbs was drastically changed when he went off to war. His expectations of how a hero returning from the war should be treated was not the reality. The reality of the war made him lazy and lack ambition. He didn’t believe in winning a woman because women were so easily available to him without doing much wooing or conversing. The war I believe also put a damp on his relationship with his