Generally speaking, the story short story "Soldier's Home" is told chronologically. In Hemingway's iconic dry and understated style, the story summarizes Krebs's experience of leaving a Methodist college to fight in World War I, staying to explore France and Germany (or at least the girls there), and returning home to a lack of fanfare and everyday life. The story speaks generally about the challenges he faces, namely, the lies he tells to try to interest would-be friends in the pool hall, and how even his lies are unimpressive. Then, the plot focuses on a conversation Krebs has with his sister and mother on a routine morning.
However, there are a few subtle flashbacks, and these flashbacks serve to reveal the conflicts within Krebs's character. For example, he reminisces some about life before the war: "Before Krebs went away to the war he had never been allowed to drive the family motor car." Such flashbacks serve to underscore the fact that Krebs is struggling to reintegrate with his old life. He has a new identity now as a veteran, and he is struggling to marry his old life with his new worldview.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Is the story told chronologically? Why or why not?
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