American Studies

Mr. Rigler / Mr. Kramer

"Soldier's Home" quiz

Over the past two classes, we've explored both the homefront and the lives of soldiers during WWI.

Today you will be reading Hemingway's short story "Soldier's Home."

When you are finished with the reading, answer the following two questions.

Paragraph 1:

What commentary is this story making about war and the soldiers who fight in it, with Krebs as representative of that?

• In your paragraph answer you must include:
  • Something said by/about Krebs
  • Either of these, supported by textual evidence:
    • Choose one object from the story and describe its meaning to Krebs and/or other characters
    • Choose a character other than Krebs and describe how that person, and Krebs's interactions with him/her, add to the ideas in the story

Paragraph 2:

What commentary is this story making about the homefront?

• In your paragraph answer you must include:
  • A quotation from the story to support your claim.
  • A description of something from our exploration of the homefront earlier this week. Since you do not have that work in front of you, just describe one of the actions or examples as best as you can.