In Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home” a story is told about a young soldier named Krebs returning to his rural home in Oklahoma following the first World War. This story reminds me of the stories my grandfather told me about coming home after he served in the Vietnam war. My grandfather didn’t serve in active duty, he served in the Navy in Arizona. He was responsible for helping load up the jets for training missions. The line where is says “ Now the reaction had set in. People seemed think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over” (Hemingway 145). This line remind me of when my Grandfather would sit me down and tell me how it was coming back from having served in Vietnam.
Poppy said,
Poppy said,