The Rejection of Traditional Life in Hemingway's Novel "Soldier's Home"

Abstract

Ernest Hemingway’s text is recognizable by his writing style which is the most famous in the world of novels of the 20th century. The tales of army and homeland take the largest area in Hemingway's literary works, as the strength of his texts depends on the strength of the tales he narrates. These tales describe army's conduct and actions. The novel portrays the story of Harold Krebs as the protagonist of the novel "Soldier's Home": a young man who has been accustomed on the military life and feels proud as one of the American army personnel. He finds his comfort at this service because it represents to him the honor of the homeland. This paper tries to draw more focus on Hemingway's writing style, and thus this novel is chosen. The researcher concluded that the soldier cannot interact with other people because he used to live a different life, as the army life is full of challenge, in contrast to the civilian life which depends on the same daily routine.