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Monster Essays - Solo
Harold's mother, the grandmother, and Bartleby are selfish
In Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home," Harold's mother
shows selfishness in that she refuses to understand his
changing behavior. Her son, Harold Krebs, is a young man who
is returning home from his tour of duty in France. The
overwhelming shock of his experiences at war molds Harold
into a different man. Harold wants to talk about how the war
has affected him. He is unable to tell his mother the
unvarnished truth about his battles because of the time
period in which they live. His mother has no concept of what
really happens in a war and this is e....
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