Soldier's Home

by Ernest Hemingway

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Soldier's Home Questions and Answers

What does the photograph of Krebs, the corporal, and the german girls reveal?

What is Krebs's relationship with his sister like in "Soldier's Home"? How does he respond differently to her than to the other girls or women in the story? What does she represent for him?

Why does Hemingway refer to the protagonist as Krebs rather than Harold? What is the significance of his sister calling him "Hare"?

In what way does the title "Soldier's Home" have more than one meaning?

Explain how Krebs's war experiences are present throughout the story even though we get no detail about them.

Why does Krebs avoid complications and consequences ? How has the war changed his attitudes towards work and women?

In "The Solider's Home," what does Krebs mean by wanting "to live along without consequences"? Why might he feel that way?

Why does "Soldier's Home" mention the names of the battles of "Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne, St. Mihiel... and the Argonne"?

What is the resolution to Krebs's conflict? 

How is Krebs from "Soldier's Home" an example of an anti-hero, and how does he compare with the young protagonists of today's books and movies?

How does "Soldiers Home" illustrate the "iceberg principle?"

In the story "Soldier's Home," how does the vision of Germany and the Rhine in the second paragraph contrast with the description in the first paragraph? What does this tell you about Krebs's experience?

In "The Soldier's Home," what is the conflict?

What point of view is used in "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway?

Although Krebs's father and grandfather are mentioned, all of the encounters shown in the story are those with women. Why might Hemingway shape the story in this way?

How does Krebs in "Soldier's Home" show the qualities of a Hemingway hero?

How has the war changed Harold Krebs' attitudes toward work and women in the story "Soldier's Home"?

How does Kreb's mother embody the community's values? what does Kreb think of those values?

What kind of person was Harold Krebs before the war in Hemingway's "Soldier's Home"? 

Why can’t Krebs pray with his mother?

What is the ironic meaning of " soldier's home" by Ernest Hemingway?

In the story "Soldier's Home," what is the theme? theme

In "The Soldier's Home," what makes Krebs decide to leave home?

What quotes from "Soldier's Home" show that Harold has been mentally and/or physically separated from society?

What is the setting for Hemingway's "Soldier's Home"?

How would you describe Harold Krebs's relationships with his family in "Soldier's Home"?

Describe Krebs' home in "Soldier's Home."

What does Krebs' statement in "Soldier's Home" reveal about his adaptation to war and its impact on his home life?

How does "Soldier's Home" reflect the non-existence of the American Dream?

In Hemingway's "Soldier's Home," is Krebs a dynamic or static character?

What is the tone of "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway?

What is the "reaction" mentioned in "Soldier's Home" and how does it affect Krebs?

What type of character is Harold Krebs in "Soldier's Home"?

In "The Soldier's Home", how does Krebs react to reading about the battles he participated in?

What prompts Krebs to leave home in Soldier's Home?

What do the characters' emotions and behavior in "Soldier's Home" reveal about their psychological states?

What is the climax in Hemingway's "The Soldier's Home"?

What does Krebs's attitude toward the town girls reveal about his mental state?

What is the moral of "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway?

In "Soldier's Home," how has the war affected Krebs' attitudes towards work and women?

What conflicts and losses are revealed in Harold's conversation with Mrs. Krebs in "Soldier's Home"?

How do the worldviews of Mrs. Hopewell and Krebs's mother in Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" compare, and how do these perspectives impact the conflicts of their respective stories?

In "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway, Krebs returns home to find that his home town aid quit "the greeting of heroes." What is his reaction? How does this affect him?

How does the style reinforce the content of the story, "Soldier's Home"?

In "The Soldier's Home," why Krebs is so lacking in energy for wooing girls or even enjoying himself?

What is a symbol in "Soldier's Home"?

Who is the antagonist in "Soldier's Home"?

What is the psychological issue in the story "Soldier's Home"?

Why doesn't Krebs discuss the battles of Belleau Wood, Soissons, Champagne, St. Mihiel, and the Argonne in "Soldier's Home"?

How is Krebs best described in Ernest Hemingway's Soldier's Home?