Compare And Contrast Solider's Home By Ernest Hemingway

With multiple versions of the story released for people around the world to watch or read, each version is original in its own way. The film version of Solider’s Home by Earnest
Hemingway, depicts a deeper understanding of Krebs’s new life after coming home yet mimics the print version in a very similar manner through the plot line and key story details. Analyzing both versions of the story, the differences emerged yet the the focus shifted in depth towards more vivid similarities.
Upon reading the short story version of Solider’s Home, the main character Krebs, is known to snuggle when returning home from war and attempting to get back into the life he once lived. The print version keyed in on a strong focus of Krebs’ thoughts of not wanting

In addition, “Vaguely he wanted a girl but he did not want to have to work to get her,” the reader is lead to believe that Krebs went out of his way to not attempt anything nor create any new relations or interactions with others (Hemingway 158). In comparison to the print version, the film version shows a deeper side of Krebs in relation to his actions in the community once returning from war. When watching the film, it is clear that Krebs is out and about in the town, speaking to others despite
Keator !2 the idea that he has no interest in keeping the conversations active. Specifically, Krebs takes careful consideration of his parents words and takes his fathers car into town, something that isn’t explained in the print version (MOVIE CITATION). The attempt to understand the vague differences between these two versions of Solider’s Home as well as honing in on the reasons for such similarities is found through elaborating along side other soldiers homecomings in the

“When we arrived in New York, Red Cross ladies greeted us with smiles, coffee and doughnuts.
Everywhere we we were greeted with unhesitating handshakes or pats on the back.” Is further explanation from Greene that Krebs had missed the happy celebration of returning home that other soldiers had experienced during their homecoming (Greene 61). Despite the experiences that Krebs had or had not experienced, they are the experiences that shaped the character that
Krebs portrayed in similar manners in the film and print versions of the story.
Evaluating two separate versions of Solder’s Home by Earnest Hemingway, the print and film versions, provided insight on similarities and differences between the two. Although the two stories were the same, there were occasions of small differences. Most commonly, the film version of the story provided viewers with extra detail and character development of Krebs while majority of the story was mimicked almost exactly to the print version. Keeping the story line the same allowed for the realistic events and reasoning for Krebs and his actions to directly relate to those that many soldiers