When people think of the military, they often think of the time they spend in another country, hoping that they will return alive. No one ever considered the possibility that they were dead inside. Soldiers are reborn through war, often seeing through someone else's eyes. In “Soldier's Home” by Ernest Hemingway, the author illustrates how a person who has been through war can change dramatically if enough time has passed. This story is about a man named Harold (nickname: Krebs) who joined the marines and eventually returned after two years. Krebs is a lost man who finds it too complicated to adapt to a normal lifestyle and who is pressured by his parents. In "Soldier's Home", Krebs is completely different from when he left for the marines. He no longer sees the world the same way. Instead, he sees it as a place stuck in time with very little change. He must lie about the events of the war in order to understand what is really happening. “His town had heard too many stories of atrocities to be excited about the reality. Krebs discovered that to be listened to he had to lie, and after doing this twice, he too had a reaction against the war and against talking about it” (1). Krebs often thinks about how complicated normal life is. He looks at the girls with their fancy hairstyles and the way they dress. He sometimes thinks it would be nice to have a wife but it's too complicated to try. That's what the army taught him. “He wanted to live without consequences. Besides, he didn't really need a girl. It was the army that taught him that” (2). Krebs mentions the military a lot throughout the story, which may lead one to conclude that perhaps the reason Krebs is the way he is is because of his condition and standards... .. middle of paper ..... .he doesn't like her but he ends up apologizing. This shows that Krebs really doesn't know what to say now. He no longer wants to lie to the people around him and he always feels like life will be too complicated with the lies he will have to tell and the work he doesn't want. “He felt sorry for his mother and she made him lie. He would go to Kansas City and get a job and she would feel good” (7). Krebs will perhaps feel forever alone in this world that seems frozen in time. He may never feel what he felt before he joined the marines. Krebs leads a life that he considers far too complicated for him. He is no longer the same person he was two years ago. The person he once was is now buried deep beneath the lies he tells every day to expose what he has done. Krebs is still waging a war, not a physical war, but an internal war..