Harold Krebs In Soldier's Home

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“Soldier’s Home” is a short story by Ernest Hemmingway set in the early 1900’s during World War I. The main character, Harold Krebs, is a soldier returning from the war after being deployed in the areas of Germany and Paris. After two years of being deployed, it was quite a shock for Krebs to return back to his old life. For Krebs, he has been gone for a while and everything he once knew is not complex; while he wishes it would be simple for him. For some reason, Krebs returns from the war a while after the other soldiers. Once he arrives back in his hometown, the people had already celebrated the homecoming of all the other soldiers. When Krebs arrives, the hysteria had already died down and no one cared about his stories or anything he