Hemingway cut away the superfluous facts.
It takes place in Nick’s head
It’s up to the reader to interpret the story.
This story prepares the reader for reading Indian Camp
If you omit this story, then Indian Camp will start in medias res
Three shots tells us what’s on Nick’s mind
Narrative techique
3rd person narrator
Sligt of Omniscient??
Restricted to Nicks POV because we only follow him through his thoughts
Characterize Nick
Nick is described implicit (implicit characterization)
He is in love with an indian.
He is described very carefully (very minimalistic)
Nick is a closed person
Characterize the father of Nick
Describe their relationship
They seem to have a good relationship
This is a story about men without women
The two men have a hard time talking about feelings.
Comment on the ending
The feelings couldn’t be that deep, since he was awake a long time before he remembered that his heart was broken.
Themes
Narrative technique and style
3rd person narrator
Nick’s POV
Isn’t omniscient therefore it’s restricted
Characterize Nick, his father and uncle George
Describe their relationship
Nick is very young, and he likes to learn from his father, and his father wants him to learn.
The father is very protective
In the end, Nick
Has the experience changed Nick
Themes
The circle of life
We must become independent. The British people have oppressed us for too long. They have tried to take over our religious convictions. They have tried to make us christians. But we stayed strong. Now we must do same, to become independent. We must refuse to work in their capitalistic way to stop the exploitation of India.
The problem is not those great British people, it is the British system. We have done so much to welcome their needs, but what is the thanks? A oppressed society? Thank you?
To become independent work hard today. Even harder tomorrow. And hardest Toyota. Or is it from Japan?
Fellow countrymen!
India has for a very long time been playing a major role in Asia. They have a lot of raw mate We have posted a lot of money into their economic to welcome their needs.
Time: 10-12 minutes (maybe 15)
Quotations: You must read aloud a few important passages from the text. One of these passages must be about 5-7 lines
I have picked a text called “soldiers home”
It is connected to the texts we read about
Briefly present the theme about Hemingway and WWI-poets
Ww1 novels
Briefly present this text and its main theme(s)
This text is very untypical according to Hemingway, but i’ll comment on this a little later. The theme is similar to In Another Country where the major tells the younger soldiers never to get emotionally attached to anyone.
The relationship is like In Another Country. The war has made him shy and detached to the girls next door. He does not want to commit to anyone, because he does not want to lose anyone. War has changed him.
Briefly tell the listener how you have structured your presentation (see below)
Give a very short summary
The story is about a young man called Krebs, who has returned from war. He now lives with his mother and sisters. When he returned he didn’t get any warm welcome.
Describe the narrative technique and the language :
There is an inner point of view from Krebs point of view
Characterize the protagonist
He is emotionally detached, and very mentally tormented by his experiences in the war. He feels like he is living in another world than anybody else.
When he got back from the war he had changed, but unfortunately the small town society had not.
He puts on a facade when he tells stories from the war so that people will listen to him.
Normally the protagonist is called Nick in the stories of Hemingway, but in this one he is called Krebs, which might because this does not need to be any special person.
Otherwise it might because this story does not symbolize any experience by Hemingway.
Use your papers about “analysis and interpretation” page 4
The protagonist’s relationship to the other characters is quite important
Remember to use abstract words!
Characterize the mother and sisters and talk about his role in the story
His mother is very religious, and she wants to pray for Krebs and Krebs to pray with her. He does so even though he is not emotionally involved.
They are very appreciative of his efforts in the war and his sisters see him as a hero.
Title The title could be interpreted as quiet ironic since what Krebs returns to is not really his home anymore.
Talk about the symbols in the text
The medals
The machines
The window in the end of the text
Talk thoroughly about the main theme(s) of the text
Sum up your main points – what is the text trying to tell the reader about the main theme(s)
Put the text into perspective
To put things into perspective, i will relate this story to In Another Country by Hemingway himself. The relationship is like In Another Country. The war has made him shy and detached to the girls next door. He does not want to commit to anyone, because he does not want to lose anyone. War has changed him.
Briefly consider whether you like the text and whether it is still relevant
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