Soldier's Home By Ernest Hemingway

Modernism is defined as a split with traditional styles of poetry, verse, and prose writing. Modernism originated in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement of modernism was to flip traditional modes and make new thoughts of their days. Modernism can be identified as the belief of improving the world through facts, discovery, research, and science. During the 1920s, the popularity of the movement of modernism began to expand when many writers, such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and T. S. Eliot started presenting innovative works. Ernest Hemingway became an American author, novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Many of Hemingway’s written works, such as “Hill Like White Elephants”, “Soldier’s Home”, and

Hemingway was mostly known for his modern American literature writings and presents a brand new style in “Soldier’s Home”. Krebs’s mother said, “Don't you think it's about time?" His mother did not say this in a mean way. She seemed worried” (Hemingway 690), while she was bringing breakfast to Krebs. Krebs's mother is trying to convince Krebs to get out and find a job instead of laying in the house all day. Hemingway’s writing style is very understandable and simply straightforward. While his mother prayed for him, “... Krebs kissed his mother and went out the house” (Hemingway 691). Hemingway is nearly short and sweet in all his writings. In the past, sentences would be long and complex. As a result of the war, “He did not want any consequences. The army had taught him that. Nearly everybody did that. But it wasn't true. You did not need a girl” (Hemingway 687). Girls do not appeal to Krebs, which illustrates he has changed to a completely different person. Krebs is a flawed hero that has returned from the war and can not really fit in well with his new surroundings. Hemingway uses flawed heroes in his writings to express the lack of ability to adapt to the swift of the modern

S. Eliot used it in his works as well. While Prufrock is walking in the city, “When the evening is spread out against the sky ...Streets that follow like a tedious argument” (Eliot 658). Eliot is describing his inner thoughts about his sad life and uses a simile to describe the setting. Prufrock states, “For the yellow smoke that slides along the street, Rubbing its back upon the window-panes; There will be time, there will be time” (Eliot 661). Modernism is demonstrated in this poem when Prufrock talks about the setting and tone with his own modern thoughts. This poem is not set in a countryside area and shows the sadness with the movement from one society to a different society. Prufrock quotes, “With a bald spot in the middle of my hair— ” (Eliot 659). This indicates that Prufrock has nobody to speak to and is suffering from