Soldier’s Home

Most soldiers come back from war with physical injuries. However there are also the injuries without the physical scars; the “hidden” wounds of battle. The horrors of armed conflict and war often leave scars on the psyches of soldiers. Soldiers often come home diagnosed with psychological disorders. They are affected mentally by their war experiences. Ernest Hemingway’s, “Soldier’s Home” portrays war in a realistic and raw perspective because it focuses on the war’s true capability to mentally damage and drastically change a soldier.

Ernest Hemingway depicts war realistically in “Soldier’s Home” through the use of the character, Harold Krebs. The story starts off with an emotionally changed Krebs, returning from war to his hometown where everything remained the same. To most people, coming home generally means returning to the familiarity and comfort of the place where you should feel the most welcomed and at your best. Instead Krebs feels