Hemingway

Hemingway

In, 1925 writer Ernest Hemingway published a book, “In our Time,” the book contained a collection of short stories. Amongst those stories was “Soldiers Home,” which happens to be a depiction of how Hemingway and Krebs, the main character of the story, lives coincide. Hemingway and Krebs served in World War I, had a disregard for women, suffered mental illnesses, came from middle class families, and similar career paths. The following is an illustration of how remarkable the similarities are between the main character and the author.
Krebs character is very similar to the life Hemingway had lived. Krebs and Hemingway both came from middle class families. Krebs father was in the real estate business at The First National Bank. Hemingway’s father was a physician and his mother taught music lessons to the youth.
Krebs went to a Methodist College in Kansas and he was in a fraternity.   In, 1917 Krebs showed interest in being part of the war, so he enlisted in the Marines in 1917. The summer of 1919 Krebs returned home to Oklahoma, but he arrived late unlike the other soldiers.
Hemingway volunteered as a ambulance driver in the World War I. Hemingway was severely wounded by Austrian artillery six days before he turned 19. This experience haunted Hemingway (164). Hemingway wanted to serve as a soldier in the war but was unable to because he had poor vision, so that is why he volunteered. He was accepted in the war in December 1917. Hemingway worked for the Kansas City Star before leaving for the war. Hemingway traveled to different countries just like Krebs.   He witnessed people being wounded and he had to carry several dead bodies to the morgue.
Krebs is deeply affected by the war. He shows signs of post traumatic stress disorder, which is an anxiety disorder that can occur after seen or experienced traumatic events that involved the threat of injury or death. About 19% of veterans suffer from this disorder after the war (The Numbers Count: Mental...