There are many places where Kreb's memories are still present. One is the way he views girls at home in America. He says he wants to talk to girls and be with them but at home it's too complicated. He doesn't want to have to talk to them and get to know them. When he was at war, he didn't speak the language of the girls, so it was simple friendship, and he enjoyed that. Another experience still present in the story is the camaraderie between Krebs and fellow soldiers. While at war, the other soldiers were his only family while he slowly grew apart from his true family in America. Upon his return he is still socially distant from his family and feels like they don't understand him anymore. On the other hand, he mentions the only people at home he can talk to about the war are other soldiers.
Cdm37 is exactly correct that Kreb's war experiences are still present through his interactions, or lack thereof, with girls and through his "camaraderie" with other soldiers. In addition to those two aspects, I believe Kreb's war experiences still show through his lack of desire to work. Kreb lies around in bed many days and does not do much. I think the war may still haunt him, and he demonstrates it through this action. Also, Kreb tries to tell others about the war, but no one will listen. He then makes up lies to try to get people to show interest. This displays that the war is still present in Kreb's life.
Kreb's memories of the war strongly impacted his life at home. His mind was plagued with thoughts of the front. This was most made apparent in his interactions with his family. When Kreb told his mother he did not love her and then went on to say that he loved no one, Kreb displayed his frustration with the war. His apathy toward taking a job and building new relationships also revealed his disconnected emotions due to the war's influence.
Kreb's war experiences are quite present in the story and they significantly shape his life at home. He wishes that the girls in his town were like the ones he met while in Europe because he didn't have to work very hard to form relationships with them. Because of the death Kreb experienced, he does not want to open up or get close to anyone. He is desensitized to the feelings of others because of his war experiences. This is evident when he tells his mother he doesn't love her. The war has changed Kreb quite drastically.
Kreb's memories of the war remain present even in his life at home. Even though the reader never sees a flashback to the war, the description Kreb gives of the war and how it changed him provides the reader with enoughinformation to create an idea of what happened on the front. Hemingway uses the experiences he had at war to parallel them with his life after the war. For example, the way Kreb interacted with girls on the front versus the way he interacts now with girls he grew up with in his hometown. I believe Hemingway uses this to show the audience the effects war can have on the human mind.
One can see all the places where Krebs memories of the war still affect him today. He has become so overwhelmed that he just stays to himself. Doesn't talk to girls, doesn't talk to his family, and doesn't even do anything. He seems lazy but thats not the case. The laziness seems as depression. It never made sense that Krebs stayed to himself. Just like annamac says, Krebs has no contact with his feelings. He has lost his ability to love, be happy, or even be in a simple relationship. Which is sad. All due to the horrific things and maybe to the friends he lost while in the war.
In the story, you can see several times in which Krebs's war experiences are still there with him. The way that Krebs is almost lazy and depressed shows how the war has affected his life. The war changed Krebs, causing him to become this way. He does not like to talk about the war, and when he does he lies about it. Krebs also carries the war with him through not wanting a relationship with girls. He does not want to deal with all of that after what he had to deal with in the war. I agree with CK in that this is also shown through him not working or wanting to work. Krebs apparently dealt with a lot while he was serving in the war, and it is evident through his everday actions.
The war had a massive effect on Krebs and the way he behaved throughout the present day. The way that he is not socially involved in society and the symptoms of depression are two evident signs that he has still not recovered from what he went through. The minds of many soliders are never the same when they come back from the frontline and Krebs was definitely one of those men that was largely effected by the war.
There are many war experiences still amongst Krebs throughout the story. One of them is the fact that he seems to be so lazy and always being in bed. In his own mind, Krebs does not see any wrong in this at all, but it is made obvious to the readers how apathetic he has become. He also wishes that the women surrounding him now were like those in Europe. Relationships with the European women were easy for him and did not require much work at all. This also shows his apathetic side as well, and how his lifestyle has become completely changed through his experiences at war.
Krebs returns home a different man from the war. His personality has completely taken a 180 degree turn. He will not even go by his first name because he was known by his last in the military. Krebs seems to have no desire in life anymore. He even drifts from his real family to be closer to his fellow men in arms. In his mind Krebs is still the same person he was before he left. But in reality he is a completely different person, dramatically changed by war.
As many people have said, the war is still present in his daily routine. While Krebs speaks to his mother or sister, he speaks in short choppy sentences. "'Sure.'" or, "'Uh, huh.'" or, "'Maybe.'" In the army men usually respond quickly and shortly. "'Sir, yes sir!'" Almost each time he spoke with anyone he always responded with only what is needed to say. Also his actions, as everyone says, also explain his connection with the war. He wants to feel that his work in the military was worth it but, people would just turn his stories down for another's more heroic story.
Even though us as readers are not able to read the first hand accounts of Kreb's war experiences, there are several memories still present in Kreb's decisions and everyday life. For example, Kreb talked to several girls while at the front. However, at home he feels it is too complicated and unnecessary. Also, Kreb was lazy after coming home from the war. Often times, this is a sign of depression. Because of the signs of depression and the want to not talk to girls, Kreb's war experiences are still present in his everyday life.
As we all know, war was and is a truly damaging thing to individuals both physically and mentally. The graphic images, deaths, and moral disintegration cause one to fall into blatant misery. But, perhaps, even more discouraging than these dreadful affairs, is the ultimate realization of the evil that lies within human nature and man's heart. After returning from the war, Krebs clearly reflects this despondent state. It may easily be concluded that Hemingway wrote this short story to express what he went through after returning from war, hence making it semi-autobiographical. This severe state of depression is likely what caused Hemingway to take his own life.
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There are many places where Kreb's memories are still present. One is the way he views girls at home in America. He says he wants to talk to girls and be with them but at home it's too complicated. He doesn't want to have to talk to them and get to know them. When he was at war, he didn't speak the language of the girls, so it was simple friendship, and he enjoyed that. Another experience still present in the story is the camaraderie between Krebs and fellow soldiers. While at war, the other soldiers were his only family while he slowly grew apart from his true family in America. Upon his return he is still socially distant from his family and feels like they don't understand him anymore. On the other hand, he mentions the only people at home he can talk to about the war are other soldiers.
Cdm37 is exactly correct that Kreb's war experiences are still present through his interactions, or lack thereof, with girls and through his "camaraderie" with other soldiers. In addition to those two aspects, I believe Kreb's war experiences still show through his lack of desire to work. Kreb lies around in bed many days and does not do much. I think the war may still haunt him, and he demonstrates it through this action. Also, Kreb tries to tell others about the war, but no one will listen. He then makes up lies to try to get people to show interest. This displays that the war is still present in Kreb's life.
Kreb's memories of the war strongly impacted his life at home. His mind was plagued with thoughts of the front. This was most made apparent in his interactions with his family. When Kreb told his mother he did not love her and then went on to say that he loved no one, Kreb displayed his frustration with the war. His apathy toward taking a job and building new relationships also revealed his disconnected emotions due to the war's influence.
Kreb's war experiences are quite present in the story and they significantly shape his life at home. He wishes that the girls in his town were like the ones he met while in Europe because he didn't have to work very hard to form relationships with them. Because of the death Kreb experienced, he does not want to open up or get close to anyone. He is desensitized to the feelings of others because of his war experiences. This is evident when he tells his mother he doesn't love her. The war has changed Kreb quite drastically.
Kreb's memories of the war remain present even in his life at home. Even though the reader never sees a flashback to the war, the description Kreb gives of the war and how it changed him provides the reader with enoughinformation to create an idea of what happened on the front. Hemingway uses the experiences he had at war to parallel them with his life after the war. For example, the way Kreb interacted with girls on the front versus the way he interacts now with girls he grew up with in his hometown. I believe Hemingway uses this to show the audience the effects war can have on the human mind.
One can see all the places where Krebs memories of the war still affect him today. He has become so overwhelmed that he just stays to himself. Doesn't talk to girls, doesn't talk to his family, and doesn't even do anything. He seems lazy but thats not the case. The laziness seems as depression. It never made sense that Krebs stayed to himself. Just like annamac says, Krebs has no contact with his feelings. He has lost his ability to love, be happy, or even be in a simple relationship. Which is sad. All due to the horrific things and maybe to the friends he lost while in the war.
In the story, you can see several times in which Krebs's war experiences are still there with him. The way that Krebs is almost lazy and depressed shows how the war has affected his life. The war changed Krebs, causing him to become this way. He does not like to talk about the war, and when he does he lies about it. Krebs also carries the war with him through not wanting a relationship with girls. He does not want to deal with all of that after what he had to deal with in the war. I agree with CK in that this is also shown through him not working or wanting to work. Krebs apparently dealt with a lot while he was serving in the war, and it is evident through his everday actions.
The war had a massive effect on Krebs and the way he behaved throughout the present day. The way that he is not socially involved in society and the symptoms of depression are two evident signs that he has still not recovered from what he went through. The minds of many soliders are never the same when they come back from the frontline and Krebs was definitely one of those men that was largely effected by the war.
There are many war experiences still amongst Krebs throughout the story. One of them is the fact that he seems to be so lazy and always being in bed. In his own mind, Krebs does not see any wrong in this at all, but it is made obvious to the readers how apathetic he has become. He also wishes that the women surrounding him now were like those in Europe. Relationships with the European women were easy for him and did not require much work at all. This also shows his apathetic side as well, and how his lifestyle has become completely changed through his experiences at war.
Krebs returns home a different man from the war. His personality has completely taken a 180 degree turn. He will not even go by his first name because he was known by his last in the military. Krebs seems to have no desire in life anymore. He even drifts from his real family to be closer to his fellow men in arms. In his mind Krebs is still the same person he was before he left. But in reality he is a completely different person, dramatically changed by war.
As many people have said, the war is still present in his daily routine. While Krebs speaks to his mother or sister, he speaks in short choppy sentences. "'Sure.'" or, "'Uh, huh.'" or, "'Maybe.'" In the army men usually respond quickly and shortly. "'Sir, yes sir!'" Almost each time he spoke with anyone he always responded with only what is needed to say. Also his actions, as everyone says, also explain his connection with the war. He wants to feel that his work in the military was worth it but, people would just turn his stories down for another's more heroic story.
Even though us as readers are not able to read the first hand accounts of Kreb's war experiences, there are several memories still present in Kreb's decisions and everyday life. For example, Kreb talked to several girls while at the front. However, at home he feels it is too complicated and unnecessary. Also, Kreb was lazy after coming home from the war. Often times, this is a sign of depression. Because of the signs of depression and the want to not talk to girls, Kreb's war experiences are still present in his everyday life.
As we all know, war was and is a truly damaging thing to individuals both physically and mentally. The graphic images, deaths, and moral disintegration cause one to fall into blatant misery. But, perhaps, even more discouraging than these dreadful affairs, is the ultimate realization of the evil that lies within human nature and man's heart. After returning from the war, Krebs clearly reflects this despondent state. It may easily be concluded that Hemingway wrote this short story to express what he went through after returning from war, hence making it semi-autobiographical. This severe state of depression is likely what caused Hemingway to take his own life.
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