Harold Krebs
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Harold Krebs is the disillusioned World War I veteran protagonist of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home,” struggling to readjust to civilian life after the war.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Soldier’s Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInWorkBy | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | disillusioned veteran ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Soldier’s Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | In Our Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| hasAge | young adult ⓘ |
| hasFather | Mr. Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mrs. Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Helen Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotional numbness
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honesty about war experiences ⓘ passivity ⓘ reluctance to talk about the war ⓘ social withdrawal ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies the lost generation veteran ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Soldier’s Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| psychologicalState |
apathy
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disillusionment ⓘ emotional detachment ⓘ postwar alienation ⓘ |
| relationshipToFamily | emotional distance from parents ⓘ |
| relationshipToReligion | loss of religious faith ⓘ |
| relationshipToRomance | lack of interest in romantic relationships GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
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Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfExperience | post–World War I America ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
postwar disillusionment
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the difficulty of reintegration into civilian life ⓘ the psychological scars of war ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
conflict between individual and society
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difficulty of returning to civilian life after war ⓘ inability to communicate ⓘ isolation ⓘ loss of faith ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalExistence | after World War I armistice ⓘ |
| veteranOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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