User:KierraAshley1/sandbox

Krebs parents are similar to any parent that wants the best for their child. His mother goes out of her way to give him what he wants and needs to make sure he is comfortable. His thoughts think “his mother would have given him breakfast in bed if he had wanted it.” She wanted his time at home to be relaxing as possible. His father works for a real estate business and has a specific car that he uses for his job. In the beginning, his father did not want him near the car and not to drive it because it was for his job and did not trust him. The couple decided, well Krebs felt like his mother told his father, that it was necessary for Krebs to have the car to get girls and go to work. His mother wanted him to be happy so she went beyond measures to make sure that happens. In addition, in the story Krebs and his mother had a conversation at the table about his next steps and she then again was being nurturing and he turned it into a negative reaction. “She asked “don't you love your mother dear boy”. “No” Krebs said. His mother looked at him across the table. Her eyes were shiny. She started crying. “I don't love anybody”(pg. 165-166) In the story, Krebs really made her disappointed by telling her that he didn't love her or anybody. They seem to have a close relationship  that is healthy for the both of them and that they look after each other at the end of the day. The two pray after his mother asked if it was okay if they do pray together and she was hoping that he would pray but he refused. His parents want the best for their son and not in a selfish way.

My source to relate the story to is Soldier's Home. This link comes from the official Wikipedia page and it states how Krebs is lazy, imaginative and closed in. They summarize the whole story in a couple of paragraphs effectively. The importance of the story is to show the aftermath of how it is to be shaped after getting out the war and how those experiences shape how Kreb is in his social life.