Soldier's Home

A detailed Summary of Soldier's Home

The soldier in Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" has finally returned home after

staying in Europe after the war. He looked at many things around the town differently since his

return, especially the girls. The American girls Harold Krebs observes from the porch symbolizes

how he sees American society since his return and the foreign girls symbolize the society of the

European countries he just returned from.

Harold Krebs was sent to Europe during the war. "On the whole he had liked Germany

better. He did not want to leave Germany" (Hemingway 72). This is demonstrated through his

admiration from far and dislike from near of American girls. The girls the soldier knew before he

joined the army were grown up when he returned from Europe. The people from the European

countries accepted him and made him feel at home. He fit in with the girls in Germany and

France. "There was not all this talking. You couldn't talk

women: the mother was at home and cooked the meals and the younger daughter looked up to

throughout their conversation: "Couldn't your brother really be your beau just because he's your

American girls are good looking and "he liked to look at them from the front porch as they

71). Hemingway demonstrates the soldiers complications interacting with American society

He had to change himself to fit in and even lie to make his stories interesting to the people. He

wanted to? ... Am I really your girl? ... Do you love me? ... Will you love me always?"

"He liked the look of them (American girls) much better than the French girls or the German girls.

Approximate Word count = 630
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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