Torn in Conflict

Torn in Conflict
I interpret that Ernest Hemingway presents the character of Harold Kreb in “Soldier’s Home” as a man in conflict. I believe that Krebs is torn between his conscience and what he believes others either expect of him or what they think of his changed attitude and actions. This internal and external opposition makes for the central theme of the story.
A narrator made up by Hemingway presents this story in third person point-of-view. This narrator tells the story of a changed Krebs who comes back from World War I confused by his small hometown and society as a whole.
Krebs seemed like a normal American boy before he went off to war. He attended a Methodist college in Kansas and was depicted as a fraternity boy, which seemed to be normal. Krebs did not get drafted in the war, but enlisted as a Marine. This shows that Krebs was honored to serve his country, not just to join the military, but to join the hardest core of the military. His work et...