Part one of term paper
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 a ...

Part two of term paper
... you must have been exposed to. I know how weak men are. I pray for you all day long." She prays for Harold so that he will be strong and fight off the temptations of women. This is sickening to Harold, because the desire of a woman is a minor fault compared to the horrifying events that occur in the outbreak of war. Harold cannot explain to his mother how the war affected him. He betrays symptoms of his discontent with his behavior hoping that she will make some kind of logical ...