Talk:Soldier's Home

This analysis is too far from political neutrality to be relevant here. It should be possible to find more pertinent analyses than this reductionist it's-all-and-only-about-capitalism text. I suggest removal. Any defenders? --Sangild 11:47, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I concur, I was attempting to lessen the partisanship within this page, but the deeper I dig into it, the less I feel capable without completely re-writing it. This may be excellent literary criticism with an interesting perspective, however I feel this should not be a forum for literary criticism beyond the scope of modernist era writing styles and the parallels Hemmingway utilizes in this vein, politicizing Wikipedia is not something I agree with.

-Karl (even as a Marxist I feel this page goes too far)

I could not agree more on your wievpoints, so why is it still here?

What... is this?
This seems to be an essay slightly adjusted to be an article. It doesn't really seem to work well... Nrbelex (talk) 04:44, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I recognize that this story is commonly referred to as an example of post-war trauma. However, in this story, there is nothing to indicate that Krebs was traumatized by the war. When he thinks of Europe, Krebs thinks of French and German girls. The story says he liked Germany better than France, and "He did not want to leave Germany. He did not want to come home."

The story states in the opening paragraphs that Krebs came back later than other soldiers, after his town had lost interest in the war and returning veterans. "Krebs found thatto be listened to at all he had to lie ... A distaste for everything that happened to him in the war set in because of the lies he had told ...Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration ..."

Is anyone aware of criticism or commentary which takes these clear statements as a way to understand this story? Tgcnow (talk) 02:46, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


 * "Soldier's Home" is more an example of modernism and existential crisis. Perhaps Krebs was traumatized by the war and that is indicated by what he doesn't say to his mother and others... You are right that it is essay-like. I'd like to revise it and trim it down.--DiamondRemley39 (talk) 02:27, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Second sister
Didn't Krebs have a second sister? 82.95.123.240 (talk) 21:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Krebs said of Helen that "She was his best sister". GrahamHardy (talk) 23:48, 23 September 2022 (UTC)