We visualize the mother of Harold Krebs as the average loving mother who cares about her son's well being. Krebs' parents, like most parents, raised their son with beliefs very close to their own. Therefore, Krebs was raised in a strict Methodist home in a small mid-western town. He was taught not to cheat, lie, steal, or kill, and was also taught the "power" of prayer.

The hidden story of "Soldier's Home" is the story of Krebs, a Methodist student from Oklahoma. What role did Krebs contribute towards the war? Was Krebs role voluntary? As stated Krebs had to lie about the war so in event he was proud of himself. Krebs was recruited to volunteer in the war involuntarily; Krebs did not fight bravely in the war. Krebs admits to himself that he lied in public about his military experiences, but he cannot stop lying to himself about the real extent and the psychological effect of his lying. Lying makes Krebs feel lost within his self and in a sense bitter towards the war; there the theme of alienation sets in. We know for sure that he was "badly, sickeningly frightened all the time. Certainly his war experiences were not glamorous, and he brings home quite a collection of battle-scarred baggage, not the least of which is his guilt over having to live a lie. Most likely Krebs was cast into his role involuntary rather than voluntary. In conclusion, Krebs alway

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